What a year it is turning out to be for Kartik Aaryan! Just a few weeks ago, he scored a superhit in the form of Luka Chuppi, which came close to collecting Rs 100 crore at the box office. If that wasn’t enough, the romcom has set records on the satellite circuits as well. The film has seen a huge premiere for itself on the small screen too, as is evident from the impressions that it has fetched in the first viewing.
In fact, what is all the more remarkable is the fact that Kartik’s Luka Chuppi has opened better than even Ranbir Kapoor’s Sanju, Ranveer Singh’s Simmba and Vicky Kaushal’s Uri: The Surgical Strike on the small screen, hence reaffirming the rising star status of the actor.
The entertainer has managed the best start ever for a film’s satellite premiere in 2019, what with the viewership turning out to be just behind Total Dhamaal, 2.0 (Hindi) and leaving behind the likes of Pad Man, Raid and Race 3 in the satellite arena. Now that’s huge because these films have superstars who have been reigning for over 25 years each.
On the contrary, Kartik is a rather young entrant in the industry and while he has graduated from being a Pyaar Ka Punchnama boy, his latest biggies like Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (which entered the Rs 100 crore club) and now Luka Chuppi (which scored more than Rs 95 crore at the box office) have made him a dependable name. With more audience base recognising him for the kind of entertainment quotient that he guarantees with his films, there are huge eyeballs been fetched on the small screen as well. A star’s true barometer of success is how big he scored on the satellite and digital arena, and with Luka Chuppi’s super success, Kartik has further reaffirmed that he has truly
arrived.
