Actor Kartik Aaryan on Thursday described “Shehzada” as a “family mass entertainer” and said he is hopeful that the upcoming film will cross the Rs 200-crore mark at the box office. Aaryan, whose “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2” was one of a handful of hits coming out of Bollywood in 2022, said the film’s success would be beneficial for the industry as well.
He said, “I am grateful for people coming and watching my films in theaters and I hope the same happens with this film and my upcoming films.
I am hopeful that ‘Shehzada’ will cross the Rs 200 crore mark.
“I will be very happy and the industry will also benefit. It is a total family entertainer. So, I expect a large number of families to come,” the “Shehzada”-turned-producer told reporters here.
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Aryan was speaking at the trailer launch of the film. “Shehzada”, directed by Rohit Dhawan, reunites Aaryan with his “Luka Chuppi” co-star kriti sanon, The film also stars Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Ronit Roy and Sachin Khedekar. Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Allu Aravind and Aman Gill, the film is the official Hindi adaptation of the 2020 Telugu action drama “Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo”, starring Allu Arjun.
Kumar, who produced “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2”, said he is hopeful that “Shehzada” will surpass the earnings of the horror comedy directed by Anees Bazmee last year.
“We will definitely break the record of ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’. It was a complete family entertainer, it is an even bigger family entertainer and people are loving such films. It has everything: family, action, comedy, Music. Hence, ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ is sure to break (box office) records.”
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Allu Arvind, co-producer of “Shahzada” and father of “Pushpa: The Rise” star Allu Arjun, said he was impressed with Aryan’s work in the film. He said, “I have had a long association with Bhushan and it has always been fruitful. When I saw the first glimpse of my hero (Karthik), I was floored.”
Sanon said that he liked working with Aryan as they look good together on screen. “I love working with him, he is always very supportive. He is a friend with whom I am very comfortable. It is an entertaining experience, just like in the film, and we look great together, don’t we? ?” Dhawan said that Aryan and Sanon performed better than his expectations.
“These two have given all that a director can ask for from his actors. Kartik has given his blood, sweat, literally everything, which you will eventually see. It’s not an easy film for an actor to do.”