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‘WISH I HAD SOMEONE SPECIAL AS MY VALENTINE’

Kartik Aaryan would love to be in a relationsh­ip but with ‘perfect balance’

- Prashant Singh prashant.singh@htlive.com

Clearly, life isn’t the same for actor Kartik Aaryan after 2018’s runaway hit, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety. A year later, Kartik is the talk of B-Town, thanks to multiple film projects, huge fan following, and constant linkups. On Valentine’s Day, we caught up with the Luka Chuppi actor about his take on love and link-ups.

If we go by news reports, you seem to be a very romantic guy. What’s your take?

Main waise bhi dil se romantic hoon (laughs). I have always been a diehard fan of romantic films. If I’m in a relationsh­ip, I’d be the romantic type, who would do things to make the other person smile.

You are constantly in news linking

you with Sara Ali Khan and Ananya Panday. What’s happening?

Yeh sab apne aap hi chal raha hai (laughs). What I know for sure is that I am absolutely single. I wish I had someone special as my Valentine. It would have been great but that’s not the case. So, now, it’s just me and a Valentine’s Day.

But you must like the attention… You know, in interviews, when I’m asked [about the link-ups], I either feel very shy or stammer as I don’t know how to react. It’s a tricky situation. If I don’t react, they’ll say I’m not answering. And if I do, I may be called someone who has attitude or that I am over smart. I love my female as well as male fans’ attention, but I don’t know how to react to it. Main ander se bohot khush hoon. And I hope it continues. Do you feel you are ready to be in a relationsh­ip?

I’d love to be in a relationsh­ip, but only when I have a perfect balance in my mind. I’m really focused on my work right now, which demands a lot of time, and so does a relationsh­ip. Once I am in a relationsh­ip, I don’t want to feel guilty about not being able to devote time or give prime importance to the other person. But I am sure it’ll happen with time.

Would you hide your relationsh­ip or be open about it?

If I am in love, I won’t shout from rooftops but I’m not someone who’d hide it either. I’d go out with her for dinners and movies without worrying about media but I wouldn’t talk about it, as then it goes on to a different level, which I’ve seen happening with other actors. But I am the kind of guy who’d book a yacht on a full moon night, arrange a personalis­ed food menu as per her liking, a violin player, and have a candlelit dinner. Bas woh, samundar, aur main.

 ?? PHOTO: PRASAD NAIK ?? Refuting the recurrent link-up rumours with Sara Ali Khan and Ananya Panday (extreme left), Kartik Aaryan says that he is ‘absolutely single’
PHOTO: PRASAD NAIK Refuting the recurrent link-up rumours with Sara Ali Khan and Ananya Panday (extreme left), Kartik Aaryan says that he is ‘absolutely single’
 ?? PHOTOS: YOGEN SHAH & INSTAGRAM/ SARAALIKHA­N95 ??
PHOTOS: YOGEN SHAH & INSTAGRAM/ SARAALIKHA­N95
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