Overview

• Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor’s cross‑cultural rom‑com opened nationwide today after a short shift from a planned July date.
• Pre‑sales across PVR, Inox and Cinepolis totaled about 33,000 tickets, including roughly 26,000 at PVR Inox, according to trade reports.
• Industry trackers project an opening‑day net of approximately Rs 7–9 crore in India, with walk‑ins and word of mouth expected to be decisive.
• The CBFC granted a U/A rating and required muffling or subtitle edits to words such as “church,” “father” and “bloody,” plus a change from “bastard” to “idiot.”
• Initial reactions on social media and from critics commend the leads’ chemistry, Kerala visuals and hit soundtrack, while a Lalbaugcha Raja visit saw Janhvi Kapoor visibly uneasy in a crowd, drawing safety concerns from fans.