Real Reason Behind Kartik Aaryan's Fall Out With Karan Johar: Report
Karan Johar's upcoming film Dostana 2 was surrounded by controversy as the production company Dharma Productions revealed that the lead actor Kartik Aaryan has opted out of the project
Earlier
this
month,
Karan
Johar's
upcoming
film
Dostana
2
was
surrounded
by
controversy
as
the
production
company
Dharma
Productions
revealed
that
the
lead
actor
Kartik
Aaryan
has
opted
out
of
the
project.
It
was
also
revealed
that
Dharma
will
not
be
working
with
Kartik
in
any
future
projects
as
well.
Soon
enough,
netizens
begun
speculating
what
caused
the
rift
between
the
two,
but
Karan
and
Kartik
haven't
opened
up
about
the
same.
Now,
a
Bollywood
Hungama
report
has
revealed
that
the
fall
out
between
Karan
Johar
and
Kartik
Aaryan
was
due
to
disagreements
about
several
projects
including,
Mr.
Lele,
Dostana
2,
Shashank
Khaitan's
Yoddha
and
more.
A
source
told
the
portal
that
Kartik
had
signed
Dostana
2
in
2019
for
a
minimal
amount
of
Rs
2-3
crore.
However,
since
his
market
value
now
is
upside
of
Rs
10
crore
due
to
several
hit
releases,
brand
endorsements
and
more,
the
actor
reportedly,
"asked
Karan
for
a
hike
in
his
acting
fees
mid-way
as
his
market
value
had
gone
up
big
time
in
the
last
two
years."
Karan,
on
the
other
hand,
thought,
"It
was
unprofessional
on
Kartik's
part
to
renegotiate
the
remuneration
mid-way,
he
tried
to
compensate
him
with
another
film,
Mr.
Lele.
Kartik
also
agreed
to
come
on
board
the
said
film
and
was
all
charged
up
for
a
quirky
ride," said
the
source.
Notably,
soon
after,
reports
revealed
that
Vicky
Kaushal
and
Janhvi
Kapoor
were
signed
for
Mr.
Lele
and
Kartik
was
reportedly
unaware
of
the
change.
He
apparently
was
also
upset
that
Dharma
Productions
did
not
offer
him
Shashank
Khaitan's
Yoddha,
even
after
Shahid
opted
out
of
the
film.
The
insider
further
revealed
that
Kartik
was
later
offered
another
project
instead.
He
reportedly
was
set
to
be
part
of
a
cricket
story
by
Sharan
Sharma,
director
of
Gunjan
Saxena.
"To
avoid
being
dropped
out
of
the
film,
Kartik
asked
Karan
to
execute
and
sign
a
contract
with
him,"
said
the
source.
Kartik
reportedly
told
Karan
that
he
didn't
want
to
start
shooting
for
Dostana
2
till
he
signed
a
contract
for
Sharan's
next
film.
Karan
was
upset
about
the
lack
of
trust
and
could
not
commit
to
the
film.
In
the
meantime,
Dharma
Productions
decided
to
move
on
with
other
projects
and
began
shooting
for
Mr.
Lele
with
Vicky
Kaushal
and
Janhvi
Kapoor
in
April.
Subsequently,
Kartik
informed
the
production
house
that
the
only
dates
available
for
Dostana
2
this
year
was
from
April
onwards.
The
source
said,
"Karan
was
genuinely
upset
with
Kartik
as
Janhvi
had
to
pick
between
Dostana
2
and
Mr.
Lele."
"Karan
felt
it
was
unprofessional
on
Kartik's
end
to
arm-twist,
and
this
finally
led
to
a
big
fall
out
between
the
two,
with
things
going
ugly."
The
insider
said
Kartik
felt
he
was
horribly
underpaid
for
the
job,
and
concluded
by
saying,
"Karan
had
not
kept
the
promise
of
signing
him
for
a
second
film.
All
issues
might
have
been
resolved,
but
unprofessionalism
took
things
to
a
different
tangent
and
Karan
was
left
with
no
choice
but
to
oust
him
from
Dostana
2."
Dharma
Productions
is
reportedly
looking
for
a
new
actor
to
replace
Kartik
Aaryan
in
Dostana
2
alongside
Janhvi
Kapoor
and
Lakshya.