EXCLUSIVE: Kartik Aaryan to be REPLACED in Dostana 2 due to creative difference?

Kartik Aaryan collaborating with Janhvi Kapoor and Lakshya Lalwani for Dostana 2 was one of the most exciting cast when announced. However, since then due to the pandemic and other reasons, shooting for Dostana 2 has been facing a lot of roadblocks. A source now reveals that among other things, the biggest hurdle being faced by the production currently was lack of cooperation from Kartik Aaryan’s team with regards to giving dates. Moreover, the actor reportedly has been claiming creative differences on the script part as the reason for the delay in the last few days. This has forced the production house to replace him in the movie after completing 20 days of shoot with him earlier.

A source revealed, “Dharma has decided to replace Kartik Aaryan in Dostana 2 after a lot of discussions. The production house had been asking his agency for his dates for the shoot but there was no clear coordination on that end for months. After shooting for 20 days earlier, and a year and a half of sitting on with the original script, Kartik’s team is now claiming there have been creative differences with regards to the script. The production has hence decided to not put up with the chaos anymore and get another star to step in place of Kartik. While the actor has not been locked, the right replacement is being scouted.”

Another source added, “The production faced a lot of trouble with Kartik from the beginning. While Dharma was to sign Janhvi Kapoor for Mr Lele opposite Vicky, Kartik reportedly insisted on shooting for Dostana 2 on dates when Janhvi was to give her dates for Mr Lele. All of these tantrums began after Kartik and Janhvi broke up. While trying to accommodate this, Janhvi lost out on Mr Lele, a film which Kartik was also trying to get. However, Vicky Kaushal was finalised for the same.”

Dostana 2 was supposedly Kartik Aaryan’s first collaboration with Dharma Production. According to reports, Kartik and Janhvi were to play siblings in the movie.

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