Overview

• Released on August 29, the Tushar Jalota–directed Maddock Films rom-com follows a North–South love story set in Kerala starring Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor.
• Audience reactions on X lean positive, praising the leads’ chemistry, the charting soundtrack led by Pardesiya, and scenic Kerala sequences, though some viewers call the writing familiar.
• Hindustan Times published a sharply negative review (1.5 stars), while News18 and critic Taran Adarsh offered warmer notices, highlighting Kapoor’s “career-best” turn and the pair’s “crackling” chemistry.
• The film carries a U/A certificate after CBFC-requested subtitle and audio tweaks, runs 2 hours 16 minutes, and is understood to be on roughly 2,500 screens.
• Advance-booking reports cite over 20,000 day-one tickets sold, with trade trackers forecasting a Rs 7–10 crore opening hinging on weekend word-of-mouth.