📌 Key Points
- “Chand Mera Dil” collected ₹12.84 crore net in India by Day 4, showing a dip on Monday.
- The Lakshya-Ananya Panday film received lukewarm reviews and underwhelming audience reactions.
- Ananya Panday’s fusion Bharatanatyam performance sparked significant online controversy.
- Renowned dancer Anita R Ratnam criticized Ananya’s dance, while her choreographer praised it.
Lakshya and Ananya Panday’s romantic drama “Chand Mera Dil” has crossed ₹12 crore at the box office by Day 4, but saw a significant dip on Monday. The film opened to lukewarm reviews and underwhelming audience reception, struggling to gain momentum.
Box Office Performance: A Monday Dip
This brings the total India gross collections to ₹ 15.28 crore and total India net to ₹ 12.84 crore so far. Will the film show growth in the upcoming days? It looks unlikely but only time will tell.
Lukewarm Reviews & Audience Reaction
Since yesterday, the internet has been flooded with clips of Ananya Panday performing a fusion Bharatanatyam dance in the film. The reactions were far from positive. Well-known dancer and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award recipient Anita R Ratnam, known for her Neo Bharatam dance form, reviewed Ananya’s performance on X. She wrote, “Watching this clip felt like Bharatanatyam being held hostage by a catastrophic misunderstanding of the form. Somewhere between the flailing arms and random camera moves, the dance quietly packed its bags and exited the building.”
Ananya Panday’s Bharatanatyam Controversy
But, Ananya R Kurup, the assistant choreographer credited for Ananya’s Bharatanatyam fusion dance, posted a behind-the-scenes glimpse and said that she ‘nailed’ her dance performance. A portion of her caption read: “@ananyapanday you are truly one of the sweetest person I know!! It was such a lovely experience teaching you Bharatanatyam, and you’ve absolutely nailed your performance in Chand Mera Dil.” Ananya responded to her with heart emojis.
Despite crossing ₹12 crore, “Chand Mera Dil” faces an uphill battle with declining collections and mixed reception. The viral Bharatanatyam controversy adds another layer to its challenging theatrical run, leaving its future uncertain.
