📌 Key Points
- “Chand Mera Dil” crosses ₹15 crore at the box office by day 5 with no significant growth.
- The film, starring Ananya Panday and Lakshya, opened to mixed-to-negative reviews.
- Its performance is lower than last year’s “Saiyaara” but better than this year’s “Ek Din.”
- Ananya Panday’s fusion Bharatanatyam dance clip has gone viral, drawing strong criticism.
Ananya Panday and Lakshya’s romantic drama, “Chand Mera Dil,” is struggling at the box office, crossing ₹15 crore by day 5 with no growth. The film opened to mixed-to-negative reviews and is now facing an unexpected viral controversy over a dance sequence.
“Chand Mera Dil” Box Office Performance So Far
Chand Mera Dil has fared much lower than last year’s Saiyaara, starring Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, which broke records upon release and went on to become the highest-grossing romantic film in Indian cinema. But it is still better than the haul of this year’s Ek Din , starring Junaid Khan and Sai Pallavi
Comparing “Chand Mera Dil” to Recent Releases
It has been produced by Karan Johar, Adar Poonawalla, Apoorva Mehta, Somen Mishra and Marijke deSouza. Tushar Paranjape and Vivek Soni have worked on the screenplay of the film. The dialogues are by Akshat Ghildial, Tushar Paranjape and Vivek Soni.
Ananya Panday’s Bharatanatyam Performance Sparks Debate
Over the last few days, a clip from the film has been all over the internet. The clip features Ananya Panday performing a fusion Bharatanatyam dance. 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.”
Despite crossing the ₹15 crore mark, “Chand Mera Dil” faces an uphill battle with stagnant box office numbers and critical reception. The viral dance controversy further highlights the film’s challenging journey in its opening week.
