Overview

• Kapoor’s Mumbai premiere on July 9 attracted Bollywood heavyweights such as Arjun Kapoor, Tabu and Raveena Tandon to celebrate her first screen outing
• Ananya Panday apologized on Instagram for missing the screening and vowed to be in cinemas on opening day, joined online by Suhana Khan and other close friends
• Filmmaker Karan Johar honored Kapoor on social media as an “exceptionally hard-working girl” who has poured her heart and soul into the film
• In a new Zoom interview, Kapoor described criticism as her responsibility and said she actively reads audience comments to improve her craft
• Directed by Santosh Singh and co-starring Vikrant Massey, the Ruskin Bond adaptation follows intensive workshops that built the leads’ on-screen chemistry ahead of its July 11 release