Kartik Aaryan Focuses on Audience Love Over Industry Support After Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Success

Kartik Aaryan’s recent movie Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 turned out to be a massive box-office hit, earning over ?300 crores in India. The horror-comedy added to Kartik’s streak of successful films, cementing his position as one of Bollywood's top stars. Earlier this year, he also garnered praise for Chandu Champion. However, despite this success, Kartik believes he still has to pave his way forward in the industry without much support.

In a recent interview with GQ, Kartik shared his thoughts on his journey. He candidly mentioned, “I’m a lone warrior. This house that you see today—I bought it with my own money. I’ve fought like crazy to reach here. And it’s not done yet—I know for a fact that I won’t get any industry support for the road ahead. And I’ve come to terms with the fact that despite delivering a monster hit in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, nobody will rally behind me. I still have to hustle for my next film.”

Kartik further acknowledged that many in the industry are waiting to see him fail. He said, “Yes—and I feel everyone can sense that. There are some wonderful people I’ve met over my journey, but the main section—and it’s a large section—I will never win over. And I don’t have any desire to win them over. The only people I want to win over are my audience. Because they’re the only ones supporting me. That’s the only validation I need.”

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 emerged victorious at the box office, even against Rohit Shetty's multi-starrer Singham Again. The latter starred Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, and others. In the movie, Kartik returned as Rooh Baba, joined by Vidya Balan, Madhuri Dixit, and Triptii Dimri. Up next, Kartik is gearing up for the sequel to Pati Patni Aur Woh.