‘WISH I HAD SOMEONE SPECIAL AS MY VALENTINE’

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

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

If we go by news reports, you seem to be a very romantic guy. Your take?

Main waise bhi dil se bahut romantic hoon (laughs). I have always been a die-hard fan of romantic films. I think if I’m in a relationship, I would 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 oversmart. 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

You are a big fan of Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar. Whose style would you follow when it comes to proposing to a girl?

Romance matlab SRK sir. I’d do it in my own style but like Shah Rukh sir, it’d be larger than life. Akshay sir ka style difficult ho jaayega. I’d have to jump off a helicopter or swim across the sea.

hoon. And I hope it continues.

Do you feel you are ready to be in a relationship?

I would love to be in a relationship, but only when I have that perfect balance in my mind. I am 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. I am sure it’s something that will 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, arrange a personalised food menu as per her liking, a violin player, and have a candle-lit 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’

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