How Did Karan Johar, Kartik Aaryan Resolve Their Fallout? Filmmaker Reveals It All
In 2021, Kartik Aaryan and Karan Johar had a major fallout. The former was dropped from filmmaker's Dostana 2.
It is not a secret that Kartik Aaryan and Karan Johar had a major fallout in 2021. The two resolved their conflicts last year and are now working together on two projects – Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri and Nagzilla. However, how did Kartik and KJo end their fight?
In a recent interview, the filmmaker opened up about the same when he told Bollywood Hungama, 'We internally discussed it, worked it out, and we let bygones be bygones. And Kartik is an immensely hardworking, very connected big star today who has a wide audience base, has a great instinct on screenplay. He and I met, collaborated, decided to come together. It was all kosher, all lovely."
'And I've had, he's had, we've all had our issues with each other. But it's a tiny industry, which I call a family. And I believe that within a family, sometimes there are complaints, but at the end of the day, you know, good people want to make good films and come together to create good content," Karan added and then concluded by saying, 'As I said, we don't sweat the small stuff. We have the larger vision to look at."
For the unversed, in 2021, Kartik Aaryan and Karan Johar had a major fallout. The former was dropped from the filmmaker's Dostana 2. The film was supposed to feature Kartik alongside Janhvi Kapoor. Even though the shooting of the movie had already begun, Kartik was removed from it. The rumours about Kartik's 'unprofessional" behaviour upsetting KJo surfaced online.
However, on Kartik's 33rd birthday in 2023, Karan Johar ended their fight. He took to his official Instagram account to announce a movie with the actor.
Later, Kartik was also speaking to Lallantop when he opened up about his fallout with KJo and said, 'I was silent when the news came about and I choose to stay silent even now. I am 100% focused on my work and when controversies of such nature happen, I stay calm about them. I don't get involved a lot in them and I don't have to prove anything to anyone by getting involved."
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