Kartik Aaryan opens up on Shehzada failure, says he ‘wouldn’t do a remake’ again: ‘This was something people had already seen’

Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan was on a career high after Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 so when his next film Shehzada flopped, it came as a shock to his fans. In a recent interview, Kartik opened up about the failure of the film and shared what he had learnt from this experience. The actor said that the probable reason behind the film not working was that it was a remake. Shehzada was a remake of the 2020 Telugu film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo

In an interview with BBC Asian Network, Kartik said, “I think the biggest perspective that I got was that I would not do a remake, I would not do a remake film. This is actually the first time that I was doing, the first time that I was actually experiencing something, I was doing it on camera, on screen, so it was a different experience. While filming, I didn’t realise it, but I realised that later on that this was something that people have already seen and I don’t see them watching it again, spending money and going to the theaters to watch the same thing again. So I got a big perspective.”

Shehzada earned a total of Rs 47.43 crore worldwide, with Rs 38.33 crore coming from its box office collection in India. He further added that remakes are often made in the industry and said, “Because every now and then a remake arrives, you know, there’s a script, which is a remake. But I’ve decided that I would not enjoy it. I would not like to do something which somebody has done.”

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With a string of successful films to his name, Kartik has been labeled a “hit maker” by both fans and critics alike. He said that while Love Aaj Kal 2 did not work at the box-office, it still gave him the biggest opening at that time and that eventually brought him some relief. Kartik was recently seen in the film Satyaprem Ki Katha opposite Kiara Advani. The film got positive reviews and worked considerably well at the box office.