“Kartik Aaryan supported us a lot” says Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 producer Bhushan Kumar!

Kartik Aaryan may be the industry outsider who zoomed into superstardom on his own strength, but, the young superstar has now got industry heavyweights rooting for him and acknowledging how the actor has always put the film and its content first!

While ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ went on to become the first Bollywood blockbuster post pandemic and gave the industry much needed respite, producer Bhushan Kumar credits Kartik Aaryan for being a huge support to the film – Said Bhushan Kumar in an interview with a leading portal, “Today, people want to see larger than life cinema and you need to put big money to make those films. Such films can't be made without support of the actors and to their credit a lot of them are doing it now. For example, Kartik, he supported us a lot. This factor is very important for making a big budget film. Today, if the actor fee is more, we compromise on the budget.”

Citing the example of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Bhushan explained that the film’s output was good since they invested most of the money in actually making the film while headliner Kartik Aaryan chose to prioritize the production of the film above his fee.

All praise for the superstar added Bhushan Kumar, “Not every film needs to earn Rs 100 crore. Our film, Pati Patni Aur Woh made 92 crore and it's a Super Hit. Today, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 has crossed Rs 150 crore, but we would have been in a happy space even at Rs 80 to 90 crore. After delivering just one successful film, actors hike their fees. But this practice is not good in the long run. Kartik financially stood by us during the turbulent times and hats off to him.”

Kartik Aaryan’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 has already garnered 165 crore at the box office and is inching towards the 200 crore mark. With this the horror-comedy finds itself in the list of the top Bollywood grossers of all time and what makes this achievement even more remarkable is that it is the first film to do so post pandemic. With this film still holding the box offices strong, Kartik next has Shehzada, Freddy, Captain India and Sajid Nadiadwala's untitled next in his pipeline.