📌 Key Points
- Chand Mera Dil, starring Lakshya and Ananya Panday, earned just over ₹16 crore in its first six days.
- The romantic drama received mixed reviews and showed a slow start, struggling on weekdays.
- Ananya Panday’s Bharatnatyam fusion dance in the film sparked significant social media trolling.
- Author Shobhaa De defended Ananya, urging critics to question filmmakers and choreographers instead.
Lakshya and Ananya Panday’s romantic drama ‘Chand Mera Dil’ has continued its lacklustre run at the box office, crossing just ₹16 crore in six days. Amidst mixed reviews, the film also sparked controversy over Ananya’s Bharatnatyam fusion dance, leading to social media debate.
Box Office Struggles Continue for Chand Mera Dil
After Ananya faced trolling for her Bharatanatyam fusion dance in Chand Mera Dil, author and columnist Shobhaa De came to the actor’s defence. She urged trolls not to single out Ananya and instead question the filmmakers and choreographers responsible for the sequence.
Ananya Panday’s Dance Sparks Social Media Debate
In an Instagram video, she said, “She’s not a trained Bharatanatyam dancer, and if you have to call out anyone, shouldn’t it be the choreographer and the director? Why target her?”
Shobhaa De Defends Ananya Amidst Trolling
She further added, “Not just her, I feel there’s an incredible amount of pressure on our young stars and even the older stars, most of whom were not trained classical dancers but were expected to perform classical dances or fusion dances or modern dances – any kind of dance that the director thought was needed for a sequence. They did it, they lip-synced, they danced, they showed expressions. Is all that easy? It’s not easy at all. How many Hollywood stars do you know? How many big international stars have to do all of this and look amazing and look fabulous and look in love for the film, for whatever the performance demands?”
Despite a lukewarm box office performance and online controversy, the film highlights the pressures faced by young stars. The debate around Ananya’s dance also brings into focus the responsibility of filmmakers and choreographers in presenting such sequences.
