Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui earns Rs 12.5  cr in its opening weekend


By Rajesh Ahuja

After a lackluster opening day,  Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui continues to have a below average response at the box office on Saturday and Sunday, with collections of Rs 12.5 cr in its opening weekend in India. 


Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui earns Rs 12.5 cr in opening weekend 




Though there was a slight jump in the collections of the film on Saturday to Rs 4.25 cr and Rs 4.75 cr on Sunday,  the earnings of the film remained quite low in most places,  Barring Delhi and NCR and Chandigarh.

The Ayushmann Khurrana Vaani Kapoor starrer,  which is an unconventional love story between a bodybuilder and a trans woman,  has earned Rs 12.5 cr in its opening weekend.

The majority of the collections of the film came from Delhi NCR and Punjab,  especially Chandigarh.

Earnings of the film in places like Mumbai,  Gujarat,  Kolkata and Bangalore have been quite low.

Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui , which stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Vaani Kapoor in lead roles, had below average earnings of  Rs 3.25 cr on Friday.

A large chunk of collections of the film came from Delhi NCR and Chandigarh.  However,  collections of the film were quite low in other areas, including Mumbai, Kolkata,  Bangalore and Pune.

The film is expected to witness a drop in its earnings on weekdays . Also, collections of Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui in the coming week is likely to be affected by the Hollywood film Spider-Man No Way Home,  which releases in cinemas on December 16.

Despite critics lauded the film for its unconventional theme and good performances,  Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui failed to draw crowds to theatres, especially in mass centers like Mumbai,  Gujarat and Kolkata.

The disappointing collections of Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui are mainly àttributed to its lack of mass appeal.

Trade experts feel that with its unconventional love story of a bodybuilder and a trans woman ,  Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui failed to draw masses to the theatres.

Directed by Abhishek Kapoor,  Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Vaani Kapoor in lead roles.

Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui continues the disappointing run of Bollywood films after the overwhelming response generated by the Akshay Kumar Katrina Kaif starrer Sooryavanshi

Barring Tadap and Antim The Final Truth,  most of the Bollywood films released after Sooryavanshi, including Bunty Aur Babli2,  Satyameva Jayate 2 and now Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui have have proved to be  disappointing fares at the box office.

The film trade has pinned a lot of hope on the upcoming films like 83 , Pushpa, Spider-Man and Jersey, which are scheduled to release in cinemas in the coming weeks.

While Pushpa is scheduled for a theatrical release on December 17, 83 will hit the cinema screens on Christmas while Jersey releases on December 31.


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