Chandu Champion Box Office Collection Day 1: Kartik Aaryan's Film Earns Over Rs 4 Crore

Chandu Champion released on June 14

Kartik Aaryan's highly-anticipated film Chandu Champion finally hit the theatres this Friday. On its opening day, the Kabir Khan film managed to score decent numbers at the ticket counters. On Day 1, it minted ₹4.75 crore at the domestic box office, as per Sacnilk. Chandu Champion is based on the life of India's first-ever Paralympics gold medallist and Padma Shri recipient Murlikant Petkar. The film revolves around the never-give-up attitude of Murlikant Petkar. Chandu Champion, which was released on June 14, is jointly backed by Kabir Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala and Pen Studios. Apart from Kartik Aaryan, the film features Vijay Raaz, Shreyas Talpade, Rajpal Yadav, Bhagyashree and Sonali Kulkarni.

On Thursday, the makers of Chandu Champion hosted a grand screening in Mumbai. The guestlist included Kartik Aaryan's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 co-star Vidya Balan, his Pati Patni Aur Woh co-star Ananya Panday and Freddy co-star Alaya F.

Murlikant Petkar and his family also attended the first screening of Chandu Champion. In one of the clips, Kartik Aaryan can be seen sitting alongside the legendary athlete and his family. When the film ended, Murlikant Petkar's son, Arjun Petkar, couldn't hold back his tears and gave a warm hug to director Kabir Khan and Kartik. Sharing the clip Kartik Aryan wrote, “First screening of Chandu Champion with the Man himself. An evening filled with honour, joy and tears with The Real Champion The Man who refused to surrender Mr Murlikant Petkar.”