Kartik Aaryan, in a new interview, opened up on how he perceives his reception from the industry.
Kartik Aaryan had two theatrical releases this year- Kabir Khan’s sports biopic Chandu Champion and Anees Bazmee’s horror comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.
While Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 emerged as one of the highest grossing films of this year, Chandu Champion faltered in setting the box office on fire. However, the actor did end up receiving appreciation for his heartfelt performance as the paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar in the film.
Speaking about it, Kartik in his latest interview with GQ India said, “That film gave me so much validation, so much confidence as an actor. I needed that.”
The actor told the publication that earlier the only pressure on him was to perform the role he had been cast into, since he didn’t have the liberty of choice. But now, it’s about making sure that his choices pay off, and hence he also tends to involve himself in departments other than acting including how the film is being written, shot and edited.
“When I’m committing a year of my life to a film, I need to be completely convinced about the project. I don’t think that’s an unfair ask,” Kartik was quoted as saying.
Further, the Bollywood actor also got candid about how he perceives his reception from the industry.
Calling himself a ‘lone warrior’, Kartik said, “This house that you see today—I bought it with my own money. I’ve fought like crazy to reach here. And it’s not done yet—I know for a fact that I won’t get any industry support for the road ahead. And I’ve come to terms with the fact that despite delivering a monster hit in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, nobody will rally behind me. I still have to hustle for my next film.”
On being asked if he feels there are people out there who are waiting for him to fail, the actor answered in affirmative, and continued, “I feel everyone can sense that. There are some wonderful people I’ve met over my journey, but the main section—and it’s a large section—I will never win over. And I don’t have any desire to win them over. The only people I want to win over are my audience. Because they’re the only ones supporting me. That’s the only validation I need.”
On the work front, Kartik Aaryan has his next with Anurag Basu in the pipeline.
