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Kartik Aaryan
Young sensation of Bollywood
Kartik Aaryan is an Indian actor
who appears in Hindi films. While
pursuing an engineering degree
in biotechnology, he dabbled in
modelling and made attempts
to start a career in film. After
struggling for three years, Aaryan
made his acting debut in 2011 with
Pyaar Ka Punchnama, a buddy
film about the romantic tribulations
faced by three young men, which
was directed by Luv Ranjan and co-
starred Nushrat Bharucha.
He was born on 22 November 1990
in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Both
his parents are doctors; his father
is a paediatrician, and his mother,
Mala, is a gynaecologist. He
pursued an engineering degree in
biotechnology from Navi Mumbai's
D Y Patil College of Engineering,
while secretly harbouring ambitions
for a career in film. He has said that
he would skip his classes and travel
for two hours to attend auditions.
Aaryan began a modelling career
while in university and after three
years of unsuccessfully auditioning
for films, he did an acting course
from the Kreating Charakters
institute. He informed his parents of
his desire to become an actor only
after he signed his first film.
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Aaryan went on to play the romantic
interest of the lead female characters
in Akaash Vani and Kaanchi: The
Unbreakable, but these films failed
to propel his career forward. He
subsequently collaborated with
Ranjan and Bharucha in two more
buddy films, Pyaar Ka Punchnama
2 and Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety,
both of which were commercially
successful but received criticism for
their misogynistic themes. The latter
proved to be a breakthrough for
Aaryan, and he followed it by starring
in the 2019 romantic comedies Luka
Chuppi and Pati Patni Aur Woh.
In addition to his acting career,
Aaryan endorses several brands
and products and has co-hosted two
award ceremonies. He appeared
in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list
of 2019. All his recent movies have
been smashing hits and there are
lot of hopes on his recent film Love
Aaj Kal. The film directed by Imtiaz
Ali ended up as a huge dud. Sara
Ali Khan is the leading lady. Kartik
Aaryan is currently busy with the
shoot of Bhool Bhuaiyaa 2 and
Dostana 2.