Kartik Aaryan starrer Chandu Champion has been garnering massive appreciation from the audience ever since the first day of its release. Capturing the journey of India’s first Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar, the film has been directed by Kabir Khan and is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. Recently, cricketer Virender Sehwag decided to check the project and has been showering the makers with praise. He went on to call the film ‘amazing’. 

In one of his recent interviews, he said, "Maine kal ek picture dekhi uska naam tha Chandu Champion. Kamaal ki picture hai. Usme dikhaya gaya hai ki jo humare paralympic ke khiladi the unki kitni dikkaton ke saath guzarna pada.” Kartik also shared a video of the same on his account as a part of expressing his gratitude. 

Earlier, many other celebrities appreciated the project and shared their reviews on social media including Karan Johar, who took to his Instagram story to express his admiration for the film. 
Earlier the director of the film and Kartik also spoke about the preparation for it which even made the actor undergo intense training for the role. Besides, he had to lose 18 kgs in the process. He also avoided consuming certain food items in order to achieve the required physique without the insertion of steroids in the body. The trainer of the actor also revealed in an earlier interview that Kartik has been so dedicated to the art and praised him for the same. The film released on June 14 and has already crossed Rs 50 crore with its box office collection. 

Kartik will next star in Anees Bazmee’s upcoming directorial ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ which is the third installment of the Bhool Bhulaiyaa franchise. The film also stars Triptii Dimri and Vidya Balan in the lead and the shooting is currently in the process.