Lakshya Lalwani and Ananya Panday‘Chand Mera Dil’ releases in theaters on May 22, 2026. The intense romantic drama has received mixed reactions from audiences and critics alike. Backed by Karan Johar’s production house, the film had a disappointing start at the box office on its opening day. However, given the lack of pre-release buzz and minimal hype surrounding the project, its 1-day earnings could still be quite decent.
‘Chand Mera Dil’ box office collection Day 1
According to Sacnilk report, the Vivek Soni directorial has collected Rs 2.90 crore from 4,944 shows on Day 1. With this, the gross collections in India are now 3.39 crores and the net earnings in India are 2.90 crores. The film had an overall occupancy of 17.31% in theaters on Day 1.The film surpassed Junaid Khan and Sai Pallavi’s ‘Ek Din’ first day collection of Rs 1.15 crore.
Box office competition
‘Chand Mera Dil’ is facing competition from ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh Do’ which aired last week, starring Ayushmann Khurran, Rakul Preet Singh, Sara Ali Khan and Wamiqa Gabbi. Actors Lakshya and Ananya also clashed at the box office with their Hollywood release ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’.
More about ‘Chand Mera Dil’
Directed by Vivek Soni, the film stars Lakshya Aarav, Ananya Panday Chandni and Aastha Singh Jyotsna. The cast includes Pratham Rathod, Aashish Dubey, Ankur Poddar and Elvis Jose.The film’s IMDb synopsis reads: “It chronicles the complicated lives of engineering students as they navigate academic challenges, form friendships, and discover themselves in college.”According to Bollywood Hungama report, the filmmakers directed the film General Board of Film Certification to cut intimate scenes. It stated that the 10-second kiss sequence was removed and replaced with an alternate scene.The report added that a total of 96 seconds of kissing scenes were removed from the film. The board gave the film a U/A 16+ rating.It was released on May 22, 2026.
