Filmmakers rarely applaud each other's work — but Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Banerjee are all praises for each other. After watching Shanghai, Kashyap has declared it is the best film he has ever watched and Banerjee is the country's best director.

Emraan Hashmi, who plays a magician in his next film Ek Tha Daayan, says that he has not taken any inspiration from Hrithik Roshan’s act in Guzaarish.