Kartik Aaryan Says He's Open To Two-hero Films: 'Main Bolta Hoon Toh Log Shock Mein Aa Jaate Hain'

Kartik Aaryan, one of Bollywood’s youngest stars, is all set for his next release, Chandu Champion. In an interview with Pinkvilla, he discussed the film and spoke of his interest in two-hero films, saying that such scripts are rare these days. He said that he has always been open to doing two-hero films, but few people write them. “Main vocal bhi raha hoon kaafi, jab meeting wagerah bhi ho rahi hoti hain. Toh main jab bolta bhi hoon to log shock mein aa jaate hain ki ‘acha you will be open to do (I’ve been quite vocal about it, even during meetings. When I mention it, people are shocked and say, ‘Oh, you will be open to do it?’).”

Meanwhile, with back-to-back poor performances of big movies, there is a lot of chatter in Hindi cinema around the remuneration taken by some of the big stars whose entourage also costs money to producers. Kartik, one of the top stars in the industry today, said a film’s mathematics should add up at the end of the day. “There are so many rights of a film when it releases. So you get an ‘x’ amount of money out of it. If your star value and the entire project’s value gives profit to the entire team, I think then the math adds up. If it doesn’t, then you have to, you should take a cut… It’s a healthy discussion,” Aaryan told PTI in an interview.

Kartik, who has fronted money spinners like “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2” and “Satyaprem Ki Katha” in the last four years, said all stakeholders are on board to find a better way to support the industry.

“I don’t see actors also having any problems as such or even directors or producers because it’s something that will benefit everyone. Having said that, there have been changes in a way post Covid. Audiences are way particular about the kind of films they want to watch in theatres. There is a lot of influx in platforms also because of which there’s a lot of content that they are getting.”

“Of course, there are many avenues now to watch the content, which is why we need to be smart about this so that the entire ecosystem is beneficial to everyone whether it’s platforms, actors, directors, producers or theatres. It’s never an ‘or’, but an ‘and’. That’s something we are really looking towards,” he added.

Kartik will be next seen in Kabir Khan’s Chandu Champion.