Kartik Aaryan To Star In Hansal Mehta’s Next While His Superhero Film Phantom Goes On The Backburner

Bollywood’s beloved Kartik Aaryan is one of the busiest bees in the industry at the moment. The actor, who recently recovered from COVID-19, has back to back exciting releases lined up for the year. He will next be seen in Ram Madhvani’s action thriller Dhamaka, which is all set to premiere on Netflix, and will then shine on the big screen in Anees Bazmee’s horror comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, opposite Kiara Advani. Well, latest reports suggest that he is currently in talks for another exciting project.

A report shared by Pinkvilla reveals that Kartik may join hands with producer Ronnie Screwvala and filmmaker Hansal Mehta for their next. A source was quoted saying, “It’s based on a real-life incident and Kartik has had multiple discussions with Hansal on the subject. He is excited to be a part of his world, and explore another side of him as an actor. The timelines are being worked upon, as Hansal is working on giving final touches to the script. If everything goes as planned, it will go on the floors in last quarter of 2021.”

Meanwhile, his much-talked about superhero film Phantom, which is also to be helmed by Ronnie, has been put on the backburner for now. This project will be directed by Vasan Bala, known for Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota. A source shared that since it’s a big budget film, makers plan to revisit it when the market and country goes back to normalcy.