Kartik Aaryan revealed that he was ‘not’ a ‘proper’ producer on Shehzada, but received a credit because he helped the production out financially.
Actor Kartik Aaryan was credited as a producer on Shehzada, a remake of Allu Arjun’s hit Telugu film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, because he sacrificed some of his wages to ensure that it sees the light of day. The film was released earlier this year but failed to impress the audience, and tanked at the box office.
Recently, the actor revealed he was ‘not’ a ‘proper’ producer of the film, and was credited as one because of the graciousness of the actual producers, and because he helped make sure that it didn’t stall due to a ‘money crisis’.
While speaking to Film Companion, Kartik revealed, “I was not a producer-producer as such. I was given that credit on the basis that the film was going into a money crisis, and I gave up on my fees. I also gave some money so that the structure could be made and the film doesn’t get stuck.”
He added that he was ‘just acting as a producer’, and said, “The producers were gracious enough that they credited me (as a producer) for that reason.” Going forward, Kartik has no plans to produce a film and is only focused on his acting career
He is currently working on Kabir Khan’s Chandu Champion, a biopic of Murlikant Petkar, India’s first paralympic gold medalist, who was honored with a Padma Shri in 2018. Kartik also has Anurag Basu’s Aashiqui 3 in the pipeline, but a female lead has yet to be finalized.
