Kartik Aaryan has carved a niche for himself in the industry with back to back phenomenal performances. However, his friend and producer Sandeep Ssingh once accused him of undergoing a significant change in behavior since reaching the pinnacle of his career. He also alleged that the actor ignored him when he tried to contact him.
During a conversation with Siddharth Kanan, Ssingh shared, “Mera ek dost tha, woh aaj bahot bada star hai. Aur humlog saalon sath me khaye-piye, ghume, jab tak woh star nahi ban gaya. Ek ek suggestion lena… Aur ab, woh phone pe baat bhi nahi karta, reply bhi nahi karta.” (I had a friend, who is now a big star. We used to eat, drink, and hang out together for years, until he became a star. He would take every suggestion… And now, he doesn’t even talk to me on the phone, or reply (to messages).
Ssingh further revealed that it was him who introduced Kartik to the bigwigs of the industry and helped him climb the ladder. Naming a few, he continued, “Kartik Aaryan ke sath ghumna, phirna, suggestion dena, sabse milwana… Bhushan Kumar ko bhi Kartik Aaryan ko sabse pehle maine milwaya tha, Ramesh Taurani se bhi. Har jagah leke jana, usko samjhana ki abhi yeh mat karo, woh karo, patient raho.” (From hanging out with Kartik to giving him suggestions, introducing him to people… I was the one who introduced Kartik Aaryan to Bhushan Kumar for the first time, and also to Ramesh Taurani. I would take him everywhere, advise him on what to do and what not to do, and tell him to be patient.)
Expressing disappointment over his changed attitude after becoming a star, Ssingh shared that now the Chandu Champion actor ignores his messages too. “Failure jab the, tab toh mera ungli pakad ke chalte the sath. Safalta ke baad, phone number toh wahi raha, woh khud badal gaye bhai,” he added. (When he was struggling (facing failure), he would hold my finger and walk with me. But after achieving success, although the phone number remained the same, he themselves changed.)
Ssingh also shared an incident when he tried to convey his disappointment to Karti, however, once again he was not met with a response. “I texted him, ‘gubbara jab phool jata hai, pehle kya tha bhool jata hai.'” (“I texted him, ‘When a balloon inflates, it forgets what it was before.'”)
