Kartik Aaryan reflects on box office pressure after Stree 2; says he doesn’t ‘compare, complain’: ‘No one got me Rs 500-cr director, I had to…’

In an interview with Indianexpress.com, Kartik was asked if the conversation around box office and especially the performances of the two films have now put him under the spotlight to deliver big.

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“There is mathematics behind it. Like what is the team, what was their last film, what is their next, who is the audience coming to see? Is it the biggest date of the year, are there many holidays in the run? There are several calculations, which you as well as the industry is looking at. When these things are well calculated, you don’t take the pressure of it.”

Kartik explained that box office and a film’s release date window isn’t a level playing field for everyone. In his journey, Kartik said, he has never been handed success on a platter.

Kartik Aaryan will be next seen in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. (Photo: Kartik Aaryan/Instagram)

“In my journey, I’ve never had anything handed to me. I had to make the plate myself; no one came to me with a platter. No one got me a Rs 500 cr director when I started, I worked with all debut directors. So, I haven’t been that lucky, but I know from where my margin can rise. If I am still giving that number, I am content with that.

“I am not comparing; I am not complaining. I am in a good space, because nobody knew me when I came to the city and now, I am recognized in every corner in the country. That’s something to be grateful about,” he added.

Bhool Bhaulaiyaa 3, directed by Anees Bazmee, also stars Vidya Balan and Madhuri Dixit. The film will release on November 1 and have a box office face off with Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again.