B-Town's Heartthrob Kartik Aaryan Admits Charging Rs 20 Cr For A 10-Day Shoot During Pandemic

Bollywood's heartthrob Kartik Aaryan, who won people's hearts with his performance in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 has emerged as the highest-grossing actor at a time when other Bollywood stars were struggling to lure the audience in theatres post the Covid-19 pandemic.?

Reports have been doing rounds that the actor, who is often described as the 'Shehzada' of the Bollywood industry charges hefty fees for his projects.?

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If reports are to be believed, Kartik has now confirmed that he was indeed paid Rs 20 crore for a movie that was shot within a short period of time.?

Speaking of the project for which he charged a whopping Rs. 20 crores while appearing on journalist Rajat Sharma's popular show Aap Ki Adalat, Kartik Aaryan said, "Woh to dus din ke hain (This was for 10 days)."?

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However, the Freddy actor then tried to convince Rajat Sharma that he was just joking. But as per Times Now, the journalist quickly responded by saying, "No, you aren't joking. For the film you shot during Covid-19 pandemic in 10 days, you took Rs 20 crore."?

Moreover, Kartik went on to boast about his box office success and why he charges hefty fees for his projects.?

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"Yes, during the Covid-19 pandemic, I shot for the film for 10 days and that was my fee. I make my producers earn double the money in just 20 days, so I think I deserve what I get paid," Kartik was quoted as saying by the media outlet.

Moreover, reports suggest that Kartik Aaryan charged the makers of Freddy a whopping Rs 7 crore to play the character of Dr Freddy Ginwala in the Shashanka Ghosh directorial, which was the actor's last outing.?

On the work front, Kartik Aaryan will be next seen in Shehzada, which is a remake of the Telugu movie titled Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo. Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde starred in the original version of the film. Kriti Sanon will feature alongside Kartik in the Hindi remake reprising Pooja's role.?

Kartik will also star in Aashiqui 3, which will be directed by Anurag Basu.

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