Filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani recently called director David Dhawan a "dummy director" and alleged that David took credit for their joint work. He alleged he was the one who brought him films such as 'Deewana Mastana', 'Jodi No 1', and 'Haseena Maan Jaayegi', but David worked on them with other producers. "David has always enjoyed copying others' work," he said.