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Kartik Aaryan might work with Imtiaz Ali

Buzz has it that actor Kartik Aaryan, who was recently seen in filmmaker Luv Ranjan’s successful film Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (2018), has just bagged yet another high-profile feature film.

According to reports, the actor has been roped in to play the male lead in renowned filmmaker Imtiaz Ali’s next film. If reports turn out to be true, it will be the first time when the duo works together on a project.


Though the makers are tight-lipped about the project, some media outlets report that it will be a romantic film. If all goes well, the yet-to-be-titled movie will start rolling in the month of February, 2019.

Meanwhile, Imtiaz Ali is presently working on the pre-production of his recently announced film on the epic love story of Radha-Krishna. The movie is expected to begin production soon.

Kartik Aaryan, on the other hand, has kick-started his next, Luka Chuppi. Produced by Dinesh Vijan, the movie stars Kriti Sanon as the female lead. Besides Luka Chuppi, the actor will also be seen headlining the Kirik Party (2016) remake, opposite Jacqueline Fernandez.

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  • Yash says he humanised Ravana to help global audiences relate to the character.
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Yash, who plays the demon king Ravana in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, says his portrayal was shaped by one clear goal: making the character relatable beyond Indian audiences.
Speaking at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week, where the film was presented alongside major Hollywood releases, the actor said he worked to strip away the purely mythological reading of the role.

"I have tried to internalise the whole essence of Ravana and tried to make him as human as possible at times," Yash told Reuters.

"It is important for people to relate to him, and since we have global ambitions, we need to make it familiar to a Western audience as well."

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