Ayushmann
Khurrana-Vaani
Kapoor
starrer
Chandigarh
Kare
Aashiqui
failed
to
rake
in
big
box
office
numbers
in
its
first
weekend
despite
glowing
reviews
from
the
critics
for
its
sensitive
portrayal
of
LGBTQA
community.
The
Abhishek
Kapoor
directorial
collected
around
Rs
5.91
crore
on
its
day
3
of
release.
The
movie
had
earlier
minted
Rs
3.75
crore
and
Rs
4.87
crore
on
Friday
and
Saturday
respectively.
The
total
box
office
collection
now
stands
at
Rs
14.53
crore.
Trade
analyst
Taran
Adarsh
tweeted,
"#ChandigarhKareAashiqui
goes
from
strength
to
strength...
#Sunday
growth:
+21.36%...
Metro
multiplexes
dominate
[#Delhi,
#NCR,
#Chandigarh
top
the
list]...
Needs
to
maintain
the
momentum
on
weekdays...
Fri
3.75
cr,
Sat
4.87
cr,
Sun
5.91
cr.
Total:
₹
14.53
cr.
#India
biz."
Earlier
while
speaking
with
the
Hindu,
director
Abhishek
Kapoor
said
that
Chandigarh
Kare
Aashiqui
is
not
a
regular
love
story.
He
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Vaani
plays
a
trans
woman
called
Maanvi
who
has
made
the
gender
transition
a
few
years
ago
and
is
now
living
life
on
her
terms.
This
is
a
progressive
story.
We
went
to
the
sets
with
the
excitement
of
making
a
film
that
calls
for
a
change
in
our
mindset
and
is
more
accepting
of
people."
He
had
further
added,
"It
is
a
film
with
a
lot
of
colour
and
music.
We
want
people
to
come
in,
be
entertained
and
watch
a
story
that
is
relevant
today." He
also
revealed
that
the
original
idea
was
a
serious
story
but
he
thought
that
it
needed
to
be
dealt
with
differently.
Chandigarh
Kare
Aashqiui
revolves
around
Manu
(Ayushmann
Khurrana),
a
bodybuilder
who
falls
in
love
with
Maanvi,
a
Zumba
instructor
(Vaani
Kapoor).
However,
their
relationship
hits
a
rock
when
he
discovers
a
trans
woman.