New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Netflix's Lust Stories 3 has begun drawing sharply divided reactions on X after its release on Friday, with viewers split over the anthology's four stories about love, desire, intimacy and complicated relationships.

The third instalment brings together filmmakers Vikramaditya Motwane, Kiran Rao, Shakun Batra and Vishal Bhardwaj, each directing one segment. The film features Radhika Apte, Konkona Sen Sharma, Vijay Varma, Abhishek Banerjee, Gurfateh Pirzada, Sana Thampi, Ali Fazal, Radhika Madan, Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth. Netflix confirmed that the anthology premiered on 18 September.

The immediate social media response has been anything but uniform.

One viewer criticised the film's writing, posting, "Whoveve...