Actor Prashant Narayanan, who gained fame from films like Murder 2 and Ghost, has called Kartik Aryan a ‘very bad’ actor. In a recent interview, Narayanan took a dig at Kartik Aryan’s acting skills and also claimed that he is staying in Bollywood only because of his luck and the blessings of his parents.

‘Karthik Aryan is a very bad actor‘
In fact, while talking to Bollywood Bubble quoting Hindustan Times, Prashant said, “I think he is one of the worst actors here, but he is a very lucky person. He survives only with the blessings of his parents. I liked him in his first film (Pyaar Ka Punchnama).”

‘People laugh at Karthik‘
When asked why the Indian audience likes Karthik’s films and watches them in theatre, Prashant said that they laugh not because of the actors, but at the actors. He further added, “I don’t know how many people are praising him, but I have seen people laughing at him. So, if you can make people laugh, it’s a good thing. There is a difference when you are laughing with someone and when you are laughing at someone. The Indian audience is mostly laughing at someone.”

kartik aryan career
In his career so far, Kartik Aryan Pyaar has given films like Punchnama, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, Luka Chuppi, Pati Patni Aur Woh, Shehzada and Satyaprem Ki Katha. Karthik Aryan’s upcoming project includes Nagzilla, the shooting of which is currently going on. In the film, the actor will be seen playing the role of Priyamvdeswar Pyare Chand, a wish-fulfilling serpent.

Produced by Karan Johar, Mahavir Jain, Adar Poonawala, Apoorva Mehta, Mrigdeep Singh Lamba and Sujeet Jain, Nagzilla promises to be a unique entertainer with a mix of fantasy, folklore and full-on fun. Not many details have been revealed yet about the story of the film. Let us tell you that this film will be released in theaters on August 14, 2026.

Kartik Aryan and Ananya Pandey starrer film ‘Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri’ was released on Christmas 2025. There were a lot of expectations from the film but it could not do much at the box office and was badly flopped. Actually, this film got buried due to the blast of ‘Dhurandhar’ and it did not get audience.

You will be surprised to know that this film of Kartik Aryan earned only Rs 32.95 crore as lifetime collection in India. Now reports are coming that due to the film not performing well at the box office, Karthik has reduced his fees.

Karthik Aryan reduced his fees
Contrary to speculations of a rift between actor and producer Karan Johar, the buzz in the industry is that Karthik has instead shown a supportive gesture. According to the report of Bollywood Hungama, a source has said that soon after the release of the film, Kartik voluntarily reduced Rs 15 crore from his fixed fee for this film produced by Dharma Productions. This decision has come at a time when many Hindi films are finding it difficult to attract the audience, hence everyone is discussing this decision of Karthik.

Karthik supported the makers
The report further claims that despite the film not being able to connect with the audience, Karthik has fully supported the film and its makers. Even before this, when Kartik Aryan’s film ‘Shehzada’ did not perform as per expectations, the actor had waived off a major part of his fees to reduce the financial burden on the producers.

Talking about Kartik Aryan’s work front, the actor is currently shooting for ‘Nagzilla’, whose co-producer is Karan Johar.