Kartik Aaryan: “From here on you will see me in more and more different avatars and a lot more challenging roles.”

The year 2021 was very special for Kartik Aaryan who celebrated the success of his last release  Dhamaka. His role as Arjun Pathak was very not quite the same as his previous movies that were set in the rom-com space. With the sort of a positive reaction he got from the audience, it has just left the actor kicked to try things outside of his usual range of comfort zone.

Kartik says, “I was trying thriller for the first time. Plus, my character in that film had streaks of grey in it. It wasn’t a positive character. At the end of the day I knew I had done a good job as an actor, but I was only worried about the fact that would my fans and the viewers accept me the same way they do for my rom-com parts. I just wanted them to love me the way they always shower love on all the positive characters I play on screen.”

While that made Kartik anxious, he is finally happy with the acceptance he got for the Ram Madhvani directorial that additionally featured Mrunal Thakur. Discussing the success, Kartik says, “I am happy everyone enjoyed watching me on screen again. All the praises that I received just gave me a sense of validation. When you start off doing something new in life you want that validation and I think all the reviews, the appreciation posts on social media, all the messages, and the phone calls I received really validated my choice of work and choice of character. It was one of the most challenging roles of my career. I am thankful to the audience and everyone from the industry for loving it. So, from here on you will see me in more and more different avatars and a lot more challenging roles.”