Kartik Aaryan shared this photo. (Image courtesy: karthikeyan,
New Delhi:
Kartik Aaryan’s most awaited movieChandu Champion It released in theatres this Friday. According to Sakanilka, it earned ₹6.75 crore at the domestic box office on the second day. On its opening day, Kabir Khan’s film did well at the ticket counters. Chandu Champion The film is based on the life of India’s first Paralympic gold medalist and Padma Shri awardee Murlikant Petkar. The film revolves around Murlikant Petkar’s never-say-die attitude. Chandu Champion, released on June 14, is jointly produced by Kabir Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala and Pen Studios. Apart from Kartik Aaryan, the film also stars Vijay Raj, Shreyas Talpade, Rajpal Yadav, Bhagyashree and Sonali Kulkarni.
On Thursday, the makers of Chandu Champion held a grand screening in Mumbai. Kartik Aaryan was also on the guest list. Bhool Bhulaiya 3 co-stars Vidya Balan, his Pati Patni Aur Woh co-star Ananya Panday and Freddy co-star Alaya F. Take a look at some of the pictures from the past week:
Murlikant Petkar and his family also attended the first screening of Chandu Champion. In a clip, Kartik Aaryan can be seen sitting with the legendary athlete and his family. When the film ended, Murlikant Petkar’s son Arjun Petkar could not hold back his tears and hugged director Kabir Khan and Kartik. Sharing the clip, Kartik Aaryan wrote, “First screening of Chandu Champion with the man himself. An evening full of respect, joy and tears with the real champion, the man who refused to surrender Mr Murlikant Petkar.”
In his review for NDTV, film critic Saibal Chatterjee gave Chandu Champion 2.5 stars out of 5. He wrote, “Chandu Champion could have worked better had the cinematic acting been a little less dramatic and a little more realistic… “To be fair, though, Chandu Champion is brisk and entertaining. It wastes no time in picking up the pace. Such is the nature of the life it presents on screen that it doesn’t get time to pause for breath. The lead actor pushes things forward with all his might, so the exercise doesn’t fall short, as other such films do, due to the worn-out tropes of underdog drama.”
