Overview
- Promotions intensified with the release of the second track, Ishq Da Chehra, and new stills as the film targets a January 23 Republic Day weekend opening.
- Lead song Ghar Kab Aaoge drew about 42 million YouTube views in five days, driving both enthusiasm and scrutiny of Varun Dhawan’s performance.
- Dhawan responded to criticism on Instagram and X, quipping that the questions helped make the song a hit.
- Producer Nidhi Dutta accused unnamed parties of running a paid smear effort against Dhawan and used the term “anti-nationals,” following a viral Reddit screenshot alleging paid briefs for negative posts; these allegations are reported but not independently verified here.
- A large Amritsar launch for the track Jaate Hue Lamhon with thousands of army personnel is being planned after Ghar Kab Aaoge debuted at the Longewala–Tanot border site in Rajasthan.