When Kartik Aaryan had 'no money, no films' after Pyaar Ka Punchnama

Actor Kartik Aaryan hasbeen quite vocal abouthis struggling days. Being an outsider, hisjourney to the top was not a cake walk, even after he got his first hit,Pyaar Ka Punchnama.

Gearing up for his next release, Chandu Champion, Kartik talked about the tough phase of his life when he got his first movie but was still struggling financially.

During his recent interview with Ranveer Allahbadia, the actor shared the scary situation of his life when he had no films, despite his role in film Pyaar Ka Punchnama beinga hit.

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Recalling his old days, the actor, who was 22-23 at that time, said, “I was in a very scary situation in my life around that time. I was an actor and I had a movie releasing but I had no other films. Even after the film was a hit, I had no other film offers, and I had no money.”

After Pyaar Ka Panchnama, the actor said that he struggled to find the right type of role as he kept rejecting films while waiting for good options.

“I got the movies I wanted after I said no to many things. I said no to so many films during my bad phase. Even when I had no film, I would still trust my gut feeling. Not that I had a lot of options anyway. Like one or two offers maybe, but I could have earned money through that. But I did not take those offers. I was still getting those ‘hero’s friend’ or ‘hero’s brother’ roles, even after Punchnama, and they would pay good money, but I didn’t do that either,” he said. Kartik said that he continued to believe in himself and “it paid off when Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety released.”

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In a different interview with Raj Shamani, the actor recalled his childhood days andfinancial crunch that his family faced.

Speaking at Shamani's podcast, the actor shared that while growing up his family was in debt because of the loans that his parents hadtaken for their careers.

“I have always had a big ‘ladai' with money. Growing up in Gwalior, we were in debt, because my parents had taken debts for their careers. It wasn't like we were poor, but we weren't rich. We were EMI people. In this sort of situation, every expense is calculated. For the longest time, we had more debt than income,” he shared.

Kartik will next be seen in biographical sports drama Chandu Champion. Written and directed by Kabir Khan, the movie is based onthe life of India's first paralympic gold medalist,Murlikant Petkar