Divya Khosla Kumar's Pathetic Ploy: Ek Chatur Naar Bombs as Bollywood's Latest Laughingstock
Release Date : 12 Sep 2025
Divya Khosla Kumar, the self-proclaimed "artist" who's been clawing her way through Bollywood like a cat in a dumpster, delivers yet another performance that's painfully devoid of talent. Her portrayal of Mamta Mishra, a supposedly cunning "common woman" outsmarting Neil's sly villain, comes off as a screeching caricature—loud, expressionless, and utterly irritating.
In a move that reeks of sheer desperation, Divya Khosla Kumar's latest cinematic abomination, Ek Chatur Naar, hit theaters on September 12, 2025, only to be met with the deafening silence of empty seats and zero buzz. Directed by Umesh Shukla and co-starring the equally forgettable Neil Nitin Mukesh, this so-called "dark comedy thriller" is nothing more than a chaotic circus of bad writing, zero plot, and acting so wooden it could double as firewood. Within hours of release, booking numbers plummeted faster than Divya's fading relevance, proving that even aggressive PR stunts—like her living in a slum for 20 days and bragging about getting lice—can't mask the stench of a total flop. Theaters in Mumbai barely scraped 20% occupancy, with many shows canceled due to "lack of interest." Forget box office glory; this turkey won't even recoup its catering costs, estimated at a pitiful opening day collection of under ₹50 lakhs, according to early trade whispers.
Divya Khosla Kumar, the self-proclaimed "artist" who's been clawing her way through Bollywood like a cat in a dumpster, delivers yet another performance that's painfully devoid of talent. Her portrayal of Mamta Mishra, a supposedly cunning "common woman" outsmarting Neil's sly villain, comes off as a screeching caricature—loud, expressionless, and utterly irritating. Netizens are ripping her apart, with one X user blasting, "Shameless character with no remorse... her eewwww expressions are deteriorating with each scene." Another troll summed it up: "Divya acts loud, literally screams all the time. Isn't subtle like real actresses—more like a desperate wannabe." Her cat-and-mouse game with Neil feels forced and repetitive, lacking any chemistry or depth, turning what could have been quirky into cringeworthy. Critics who dared to watch called it "uneven" at best, but let's be real: it's just bad. The script, riddled with absurd subplots and overly dramatic finales, relies on situational irony that falls flat, leaving audiences yawning or walking out.
This isn't Divya's first rodeo in the ring of ridicule. Her directorial debut, Yaariyan (2014), was less a movie and more meme fodder—a wannabe Gen-Z flick that bombed spectacularly, earning her spots on troll pages instead of fans' hearts. Fast-forward to Savi (2024), where she wasted Harshvardhan Rane's potential in a vanishing act of a film that came and went without a whisper. Fans lamented, "Her movies come and vanish in thin air—why is she still calling herself an artist?" Even her music video stints scream desperation, as she hops from one failed venture to another, all while married to T-Series boss Bhushan Kumar, fueling nepotism jabs. Post-release of Ek Chatur Naar's poster, trolls compared her to Asin, moaning, "Excited for Asin's comeback, not this good-for-nothing lookalike." One savage comment: "Divya's trying so hard to get recognized, but it's just more defamation—expressionless throughout, no emotions, just flat failure."
The hate train doesn't stop there. Social media is flooded with drags like, "An ugly girl trying to live the life of a pretty girl and getting treated like trash," adapted to Divya's over-the-top beauty treatments that scream hypocrisy. Another: "If a star kid did this, trolls would destroy them, but she's an 'outsider' flop." Her preparation antics—immersing in slum life for authenticity—are mocked as PR gimmicks gone wrong, with users quipping, "Got lice for a role? That's commitment to being infested with bad ideas." The film's makers, including producers Umesh Shukla and Ashish Wagh, should be questioning their life choices: Why pour effort into a script that's not even kid-friendly coherent? It's a mind-bending mess that disrupts nothing but viewers' patience.
Ek Chatur Naar cements Divya Khosla Kumar as Bollywood's ultimate punchline—a talentless hack whose every project drags the industry lower. She and the makers look pathetically low, scraping the barrel for relevance in a sea of real stars. Time to pack up the desperation; Bollywood's had enough of this circus. If this doesn't end her charade, nothing will—here's hoping it does.