The Next Big Thing?

The Hindi films kiDuniyawitnesses a lot of aspiring actors every year but only a handful of them shine! And out of them is theSonuKeTituKiSweetyactorKartik Aaryan. Is he all poised for stardom? Read on...

- Sharbani Mukherjee

His life’s story is no less than a fultu filmi kahaani. A boy from Gwalior who embarked on a journey to the city of dreams – Mumbai, just to realize his true calling while flipping the pages of engineering textbooks. What does he do next? Well, after listening to his man ki baat, he starts modeling while in search of the key to Tinsel Town, a place where he believed all his desires would be fulfilled. And after several auditions and almost three long years of struggling to get roles (oh well, he has also gone from being Tiwari to Aryan and also adding an extra ‘a’ to Aaryan to make it lucky), the lad finally gets a break in the year 2011 in the film of a debut director Luv Ranjan called Pyaar Ka Punchnama. And the rest is history!

Glorifying an actor’s achievements who has been in the industry for a short span of time can be tricky or rather questionable. But it seems like Kartik Aaryan is no longer taking baby steps. He’s running fast enough to take a leap towards the horizon of fame and stardom. Let us probe into what makes this young gun stand out from the rest.

Doing the math right!

Kartik Aaryan introduced himself to the audience as Rajjo in his debut film Pyaar Ka Punchnama. A small-budget film, the actor was sandwiched between a bunch of other newcomers who wanted to have their own share of fame. But we guess his monologue on “how women are the asli villains” got him a place under the spotlight, and he went on to win several awards for the same. Not only did he get a fan base but also made sure that they got to interact with him on social media and various events. And people also started placing bets of him for being a very promising newcomer. But even though the Indian