The new Bollywood heartthrob who has wowed one and all with his dashing looks and spirited performances, Kartik Aaryan's career has steadily been on the upward trajectory ever since his debut in Pyaar Ka Punchnama (2011). Born to a doctor couple in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, in 1990, he headed to Mumbai to pursue an engineering degree in biotechnology; while also harbouring the dream of becoming an actor.
After years of auditioning, modelling and acting workshops, he finally landed a lead role in the romantic comedy Pyar Ka Punchnama in 2011. The film, which recounted the troubles faced by three young men in their relationships with their domineering girlfriends, was a major commercial success; and earned Kartik a Producers Guild Film Awards nomination for Best Male Debut. His humorous four-minute monologue from the movie has since become a part of Bollywood pop culture.
Following a scintillating debut, the actor appeared in Akaash Vani (2013) and Kaanchi: The Unbreakable (2014), which failed to make a major impact at the box office. However, Kartik registered a strong comeback with the sequel to his debut film, titled Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 in 2015. After the largely unimpressive Guest iin London in 2017, he appeared in the comedy Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (2018), which followed two childhood friends whose relationship is tested when a girl comes between them. Despite the mixed reviews, the film turned out to be a blockbuster, earning over INR 150 crores at the box office. The romantic comedy Luka Chuppi (2019) opposite Kriti Sanon and a remake of the 1978 classic Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019) are some of the actor's other notable projects in recent times.