MUMBAI: After being ousted from Karan Johar’s Dostana 2 and subsequently from Shah Rukh Khan’s production, Freddie, rumour mills are abuzz that actor Kartik Aaryan may have lost out on yet another potential project. According to sources, Aaryan was roped in by filmmaker Aanand L Rai for his yet-untitled production — a gangster film — but he is no longer a part of it.

As per the sources, Kartik was in advanced level talks with Aanand, and had read the script and heard the narration, too. But, before he could sign on the dotted line, things fell apart.

The reports that Aaryan and Rai are teaming up for a film surfaced in February this year when the actor was snapped outside the filmmaker’s Mumbai office.

While the actual reason for the project not working out is still unknown, The fact that Karan dropped Kartik seems to have influenced others. So, this could be the third instance where Kartik maybe losing out on getting to work with an established filmmaker like Aanand.

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That’s not it. Apparently, Aaryan is not even aware that the makers have already replaced him with another actor. It is said that Aanand is now considering Ayushmann Khurrana for this film with who he had earlier collaborated on Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (2017) and Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (2020).

SOURCE –HINDUSTAN TIMES

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