Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan opened his Red Sea Film Festival session with a refreshingly candid confession about his early years in the industry. He revealed that he had willingly embraced typecasting when he was starting out, seeing it as a strategic way to break into Bollywood and win over audiences.

During the In Conversation session at the festival in Jeddah, he laughed and admitted, "I wanted to be typecast. I just wanted people to watch the film and love it," as reported by Variety .

Aaryan went on to discuss career-shaping decisions, including his initial reluctance to accept Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 , a film that ultimately became a turning point. “These films really changed my life,” he said, adding, “I think I’m really fortunate that it turned out the way which we were imaginin

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