Overview
- In a brief scene, Kriti Sanon’s character Mukti Beniwal claims to have submitted a 2,200-page PhD thesis, which viewers flagged as implausible.
- Following the film’s January 23 Netflix debut, clips of the moment circulated widely and revived interest months after its theatrical run.
- PhD students and scholars on X posted memes and critiques, noting typical theses are roughly 200–400 pages, with some citing 385-page submissions.
- Commentators argued the exaggeration reduces real research struggles to a caricature, and actress Aahana Kumra added a public reaction to the online critiques.
- Despite the backlash over academic accuracy, reports cite a decent box-office showing of around Rs 148 crore against an estimated Rs 85 crore budget.