Throwback Thursday: When Kartik Aaryan’s mom cried watching him kiss on screen
One of the most sought-after actors of the current generation, Kartik Aaryan, was once uncomfortable kissing on screen. The Gwalior boy, who had a liplock scene in his first film itself, 2011’s Pyaar Ka Punchnama, had revealed in an interview that he had refused to do the scene but had to perform it later on director Luv Ranjan’s insistence. However, the actor had to pay quite a heavy price for that as his mother was left heartbroken after seeing his on-screen kiss.
In a throwback interview, Kartik says, “Main ladka hoon. Mujhe pata hai ki kaise kiss karna hai. The thing is I wasn’t open. During Pyaar Ka Punchnama, there was a liplock scene jisko maine mana kar diya tha Luv sir ko karne ko. Maine kaha tha main screen pe nahi kar sakta kiss. Because meri nani badi gussa hoti hain. Meri mummy bohot gussa hoti hain. Meri mummy royi thi when she saw me kissing on screen. She was unhappy with the fact that I kissed on screen and I can’t do this.”
The actor adds, “Ek toh main padhai chhod ke actor ban gaya, upar se main mooh kaala kar raha hun screen pe. She didn’t want it. Even I didn’t want it; kal ko main bhi aise nahi dekhna chahta ki on screen main kiss kar raha hun. But ab wo demand tha, Luv sir ko chahiye tha ki kiss karna hai Pyaar Ka Punchnama mein, toh kiya.”
Kartik is currently gearing up for the release of Pati Patni Aur Woh, an official remake of the 1978 film by the same name. Co-starring Bhumi Pednekar and Ananya Panday, the romantic comedy is directed by Mudassar Aziz. A joint production venture between T-Series and BR Studios, the film is scheduled to arrive in cinemas tomorrow. At the box office, it will clash with Ashutosh Gowariker’s Panipat.
