Overview

• By 11 pm on Aug. 27, the film had sold over 12,000 opening-day tickets across PVR, Inox and Cinepolis, with trade expecting a roughly Rs 6–10 crore day-one start depending on walk-ins.
• The CBFC granted a U/A (13+) certificate with no visual cuts, muting terms including “church,” “father” and “bloody,” and replacing “bastard” with “idiot” in subtitles.
• Early screenings in Mumbai drew at least one upbeat social media reaction calling the film a feel-good rom-com and praising the lead chemistry.
• Janhvi Kapoor and Sidharth Malhotra addressed Chennai Express comparisons, asserting the stories and settings differ and describing the parallel as a compliment.
• Debate over Kapoor’s Malayali accent and cultural portrayal continues online as the Maddock Films title, directed by Tushar Jalota, reaches theaters on Aug. 29.