Kartik Aaryan, who will next be seen in ‘Shehzada’, delivered several hits at a time when Bollywood wasn’t seeing any big box office numbers.
Kartik Aaryan’s career has been on the rise since a long time but it saw an unprecedented success after he delivered a blockbuster last year with the horror-comedy ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’. It also happened at a time when the post pandemic saw no Hindi film spin any good numbers at the box office.
But as per Kartik, there has been no ‘secret formula’ to his success, and he only follows his gut instincts, hardwork and self-belief. In fact, his last six releases out of seven have been hits. “It sometimes feels unreal but there is no secret formula to it…I take a gut call on my films as per what I would like to watch as the audience,” the actor told ETimes in a recent interview.
His last release was OTT outing ‘Freddy’ on Disney Plus Hotstar, he is now looking forward to his theatrical release, the Rohit Dhawan dramedy ‘Shehzada’, which also stars Kriti Sanon. It is also an official Hindi remake of the ‘Allu Arjun’ blockbuster ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo’.
Meanwhile, in the latest episode of ‘Aap Ki Adalat’, Kartik opened up on his film’s fees and revealed why film producers pay him the hefty amount they do. When journalist Rajat Sharma asked Kartik Aaryan that he is now asking for Rs 20 crore, Kartik answered, “Woh to dus din ke hain (That was for 10 days).” The host added, “No, you are not joking. For the film you shot during Covid-19 pandemic in 10 days, you took ₹20 crore.” To which Kartik mentioned, “Sir yeh kiya tha corona ke time pe, par kya main aise discuss kar sakta hoon apni fees, mujhe nahi pata. Par haan woh ek film (Dhamaka) aise bani aur dus din ka shoot tha uska. Woh mera remuneration tha aur main dus din mein kya, bees din mein paise double kar deta hoon apne producers ke, toh banta hai (Yes, during the Covid-19 pandemic I had shot for the film for 10 days and that was my remuneration. I make my producers earn double the money in 20 days, so I think I deserve what I am paid).”
Apart from 'Shehzada', Kartik will be seen with Kiara Advani in ‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’.