Kartik Aaryan is a Bollywood actor and model. In the year 2011, Kartik made his debut with the film ‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama.’ He delivered a 5.29-minute-long monologue in 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama' (2011) and a 7.80-minute-long monologue in 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2' (2015). Kartik Aaryan's film ‘Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety’ was one of the highest-grossing films of 2018.
Kartik Aaryan is a Bollywood actor and model. He was born on 22 November 1988 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He completed his schooling from St Paul School, and Kids School, Gwalior. He earned a B Tech degree from DY Patil College, Navi Mumbai.
His father, Manish Tiwari is a paediatrician. His mother, Mala Tiwari is a gynaecologist. He has a sister who is also a doctor.
Kartik is unmarried. He has dated celebrities like, Nushrratt Bharuccha, Sara Ali Khan, and Fatima Sana Sheikh.
Kartik’s favourites
His hobbies include playing video games, photography, writing, and watching football and tennis matches.
He likes to eat Sindhi curry with zeera rice, chhole bhature, pav bhaji, gulab jamun, gajar ka halwa, risotto and stir-fried veggies.
His favourite actors are Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, and Alia Bhatt.
His favourite films are, Rockstar, Delhi Belly, Gangs of Wasseypur, and Ye Jawani Hai Deewani.
His favourite fashion brands are Adidas, and Nike.
Blue, black and white are his favourite colours.
He admires the works by directors Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Karan Johar, and Anurag Basu.
His favourite travelling destinations are Canada, London, and Kolkata.
He owns BMW 5 Series and Lamborghini Urus cars.
Interesting facts about Kartik
Kartik Aaryan started his career as a model. During his college days, he auditioned for several films for three years, but could not bag a role in any film. He even attended Creating Characters Acting Institute to hone his acting skills.
Kartik expanded his network by posting his modelling pictures on his social media accounts. Film director, Luv Ranjan came across Kartik’s Facebook page and offered him a role in his film.
Kartik’s debut
In the year 2011, Kartik made his debut with the film ‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama.’ He took a break from his engineering studies and completed them after the release of the film.
During his struggling days, Kartik lived with 12 roommates in a rented 2 BHK flat in Lokhandwala, Mumbai.
He delivered a 5.29-minute-long monologue in 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama' (2011) and a 7.80-minute-long monologue in 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2' (2015).
For his 2013 film ‘Akashvani’ Kartik ate 25 eggs daily to increase his weight.
Changing the name
In the year 2014, before the release of his film 'Kaanchi: The Unbreakable', he changed his on-screen name from ‘Kartik Tiwari’ to ‘Kartik Aaryan.’
He seeks inspiration from Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
Kartik Aaryan's film ‘Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety’ was one of the highest-grossing films of 2018.
In the year 2019, Kartik modelled for Dabboo Ratnani's calendar photo shoot.
On 1 November 2019, Kartik Aryan was featured on the cover page of Filmfare magazine.
In 2019, he secured a spot in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list of the year.
Awards
In 2015, he received the Stardust Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Role for ‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2.’
In 2018, he won the Vogue Beauty Award for the Heartthrob of the Year.
He was honoured with Dada Saheb Phalke Excellence Award for Best Entertainer of the Year for the film ‘Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety.’
In 2019, he received the Star Screen Award for the film ‘Luka Chuppi.’
Kartik Aryan was awarded the Zee Cine Award for the Hindi film ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’ in the year 2020.
In the year 2022, Kartik Aryan was awarded the Grazia Millennial Award.
Kartik’s films
Some of Kartik Aaryan’s films are, Love Aaj Kal (2020), Dhamaka (2021), Freddy (2022), Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022), Pati Patni Aur Who (2019), Shehzada (2023), and Satyaprem Ki Katha (2023).
Kartik Aryan’s upcoming films are, Aashiqui 3, Hera Pheri 3, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, and Dostana 2.
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