Filmmaker Siddharth Anand reacted to comparing Hollywood’s latest cinematic enterprise ‘F1’ and 2007 Bollywood film ‘Ta Ra Rum Pam’ on Wednesday, 2 July. The Bollywood film, starring Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee, is being suggested as inspiration behind Brad Pit-Starrr, which led to a hurry of memes and discussions.

Anand shared a post on X in which read, “Ta Ra Rum Pam You Lovely Beast!” His playful engagement resonated with fans, linking the apathy of the film.

Take a look at Siddharth Anand’s tweet here:

The playful reaction of the director of ‘Pathan’ came with enthusiasm, which further enhanced the conversation around the two films. Many social media users also expressed their praise for the film in the comment section of the post.

A social media user tweeted, “Ta Ra Rum Pam is your best-directed film till date, and it is really entitled to a sequel. I know you are not fond of a particularly guided sequel, but if anyone is made anytime, no other director can do justice.

Another user said, “You should release the sequel to this film. (SIC)”

Comparison has turned into a mild trend on various online platforms, with meme pages, it is ficklely claimed that ‘Ta Ra Rum Pum’ serves as a blueprint for the Hollywood film.

See tweets compared to ‘Ta Ra Rum Pam’ and ‘F1’:

‘Ta Ra Rum Pam’ received mixed reviews at the time of its release in 2007 and earned Rs 70 crore worldwide.

Meanwhile, ‘F1’ was released in theaters on 27 June. The film introduced Hollywood actor Brad Pitt as a racing driver, who returns to Formula One after a gap of 30 years to protect his former team partner’s team APGP from collapse. The film also stars Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menziz and Xavier Bardem.