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Abhishek Kapoor’s Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui receives rousing response on Netflix

Abhishek Kapoor’s Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui receives rousing response on Netflix

After taking the domestic box office by storm, filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor’s latest directorial Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui (2021) is now streaming on Netflix.

Within a day of its release on the streaming giant, netizens have flooded the internet with appreciation posts for handling a delicate subject with utmost panache. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Vaani Kapoor in leading roles.


Abhishek Kapoor, who won the critics over with his entertainment-packed drama with a hard-hitting subject at its core, has now taken down the internet as the mass audience goes gaga over the film. Urging the revolutionary filmmaker to make more of such movies, a user wrote, “What a refreshing and progressive approach to cinema. Wish we get to witness more such tales. @ayushmannk hats off to your choices. @Vaaniofficial you're just lovely. @Abhishekapoor please make more such films.”

While saluting Abhishek Kapoor, another user wrote, "A salute to @Abhishekapoor for having the nuts to even think of pulling off such a subject in a mainstream.”

Many proclaimed Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui as the best film of 2021 and hailed the maker for handling the sensitive subject with grace. While a user said, “A sensitive topic handled so brilliantly. This is how stories are told,” another wrote, “Such a sensitive topic dealt so well ...Even I have been knowing, reading and listening about it! But actually, could see and understand the real emotions through this movie! Top-notch!”

Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, directed by Abhishek Kapoor, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Vaani Kapoor, hit the big screens on December 10, 2021, and became a massive hit among the audience and critics. Looking at the initial trends on the streaming platform, the drama is set to break several viewership records, it seems.

Keep visiting this space over and again for more updates and reveals from the world of entertainment.

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