Kartik Aaryan denies supporting Congress in viral video, calls the morphed clip ‘misleading, mischievous’

Actor Kartik Aaryan has denied being associated with any political party.

A source close to the actor said in a statement, “There is a morphed version of a Kartik Aaryan ad floating on social media that the actor had done for a streaming platform. The video is misleading and mischievous, and is being used to claim political affiliations on behalf of the actor. Kartik has no such affiliations with any political group whatsoever.”

Kartik also tweeted the original add and wrote, “This is the REAL AD @DisneyPlusHS Rest all is Fake.”

Check out the original advertisement –

This is the REAL AD @DisneyPlusHS
Rest all is Fake 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/jWPTnbgpIK

— Kartik Aaryan (@TheAaryanKartik) October 30, 2023

The original video, promoting Disney Plus Hotstar was released on October 23. However the dubbed version surfaced on October 30 leading to several speculations around the political involvement of the actor, who hails from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Netizens were quick to call out the fake video and shared their angst. A user wrote, “@TheAaryanKartik please check, they have faked your video and are using this as a tool of propaganda”, another one wrote, “It’s edited” while a third one wrote, “This should be reported.”

On the work front, Kartik was last seen on the big screen in Satyaprem Ki Katha. He will next be seen in Chandu Champion directed by Kabir Khan. The actor recently shared a behind-the-scenes story during the shoot on his Instagram account. The scene Kartik referred to in his post was filmed in the picturesque Aru Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, situated 9000 feet above sea level, where the team constructed a massive army camp set.

 

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Chandu Champion is the actor’s maiden collaboration with Kabir. The movie is scheduled to release on June 14, 2024.