Kartik Aaryan says he has a ‘love-hate relationship’ with Karan Johar, assures their new film will see the light of day unlike Dostana 2

Kartik Aaryan and Karan Johar’s work relationship has been through many ups and downs. The duo first announced that they would be working together on Dostana 2 in 2019, but the partnership fell through as he film was shelved midway. It was widely reported that Kartik and Karan had a massive rift, but the duo has now made up, and is working on another film. At the recent SCREEN LIVE event in Mumbai, Kartik spoke about his relationship with Karan after he was shown a picture of the two of them together. In the picture, Karan is pulling Kartik by the ear.

The photo got a big laugh from the audience, and Kartik who was at a loss of words, started laughing too. “Ispe kya bolu? (What do I say to this),” he said. Kartik said that he has a “love and hate relationship” with Karan, and this photo was a “representation” of the same. He said, “I think yeh love and hate relationship hai… Bahut ache yeh photo represent karti hai (I think this is a love and hate relationship. This photo represents that very well.)”

Kartik Aaryan at SCREEN LIVE.

Kartik recalled that the photo was taken just before they started working on Dostana 2. “Yeh moment tab ka hai jab hum logo ne pehli film, jo humari honi thi kabhi, voh sign ki thi. Toh tab ka moment hai. I think he knew ki main… photo pehle se le li thi (This was the moment when our first film, which was going to happen, was signed. This was then. I think he knew that I… so he took the picture beforehand.),” he recalled.

Kartik assured his fans that he is collaborating with Karan again. Titled Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri, the film is produced by Dharma Productions, and is being directed by Sameer Vidwans for a 2026 release. Kartik said, “But abhi main inke sath film kar raha hu. And hum sath mein kar rahe hain yeh film and I hope yeh film toh hogi. Yeh film main puri tarah karunga and voh bhi puri tarah karenge yeh film. (Now I am doing a film with him. We are doing it together and I hope it happens. I will do this film and he will do it too.)”