[[Berkas:Kartik Aaryan in 2014.jpg|jmpl|kiri|upright=0.9|Aaryan at an event for ''[[Kaanchi: The Unbreakable]]'' in 2014]]
Kartik Tiwari (kemudian Aaryan){{efn|name=A}} lahir pada 22 November 1990<!-- DO NOT CHANGE! This has been verified by a high-quality reliable source--> di [[Gwalior]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name=birthday>{{cite web|last=Hegde|first=Rajul|title=A happy woman is a myth, says Pyaar Ka Punchanama's Kartik Aaryan|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/a-happy-woman-is-a-myth-says-pyaar-ka-punchanamas-kartik-aryan-video/20151122.htm|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|accessdate=13 April 2016|date=22 November 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416021249/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/a-happy-woman-is-a-myth-says-pyaar-ka-punchanamas-kartik-aryan-video/20151122.htm|archivedate=16 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="chip">{{cite news|last=Malik|first=Ektaa|date=12 April 2018|title=Kartik Aaryan: New Chip of the Old Block|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-kartik-aaryan-sony-titu-sweety-new-chip-of-the-old-block-5133639/|deadurl=no|work=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=2 July 2018|date=12 April 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425214630/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-kartik-aaryan-sony-titu-sweety-new-chip-of-the-old-block-5133639/|archivedate=25 April 2018|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref> Kedua orang tuanya adalah dokter; ayahnya adalah [[dokter anak]], dan ibunya, Mala, adalah [[dokter kandungan]]. Dia mengejar gelar teknik di bidang bioteknologi dari Y Navi Mumbai College of Engineering, sementara diam-diam menyembunyikan ambisi untuk berkarier di film.<ref name="engineer">{{cite web|last=N|first=Patcy|date=7 Februari 2018|title=The engineer who became a Bollywood hero|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-engineer-who-became-a-bollywood-hero/20140423.htm|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=23 April 2014|last=N|first=Patcy|date=7 February 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423215510/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-engineer-who-became-a-bollywood-hero/20140423.htm|archivedate=23 April 2014|deadurl=no|accessdate=23 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rawal Kukreja|first=Monika|date=13 Mei 2018|title=Mother’s Day: Kartik Aaryan says his mom googles his name every day, adds his girlfriends on Facebook|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/mother-s-day-kartik-aaryan-says-his-mom-googles-his-name-every-day-adds-his-girlfriends-on-facebook/story-d8HuZdZqZ4L3umZVmRHRjO.html|titledead-url=Mother’s Day: Kartik Aaryan says his mom googles his name every day, adds his girlfriends on Facebookno|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=13 May 2018|accessdate=3 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702233234/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/mother-s-day-kartik-aaryan-says-his-mom-googles-his-name-every-day-adds-his-girlfriends-on-facebook/story-d8HuZdZqZ4L3umZVmRHRjO.html|archive-date=2 JulyJuli 2018|dead-urlaccessdate=no3 Juli 2018}}</ref> Dia mengatakan akan melewatkan kelasnya dan bepergian selama dua jam untuk menghadiri audisi.<ref name="dna18">{{cite news|last=Rakshit|first=Nayandeep|date=22 Februari 2018|title=Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety actor Kartik Aaryan: Now, people are calling me a ‘hot-chocolate boy’|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/interview-sonu-ke-titu-ki-sweety-actor-kartik-aaryan-now-people-are-calling-me-a-hot-chocolate-boy-2587229|titledeadurl=Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety actor Kartik Aaryan: Now, people are calling me a ‘hot-chocolate boy’no|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=22 February 2018|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410062553/http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/interview-sonu-ke-titu-ki-sweety-actor-kartik-aaryan-now-people-are-calling-me-a-hot-chocolate-boy-2587229|archivedate=10 April 2018|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref><ref name="firstpost18">{{cite news|last=Srivastava|first=Abhishek|date=21 Februari 2018|title=Kartik Aaryan says contrary to popular belief, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety is not a recreation of Pyaar Ka Punchnama|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kartik-aaryan-says-contrary-to-popular-belief-sonu-ke-titu-ki-sweety-is-not-a-recreation-of-pyaar-ka-punchnama-4360615.html|titledeadurl=Kartik Aaryan says contrary to popular belief, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety is not a recreation of Pyaar Ka Punchnamano|work=[[Firstpost]]|date=21 February 2018|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312140604/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kartik-aaryan-says-contrary-to-popular-belief-sonu-ke-titu-ki-sweety-is-not-a-recreation-of-pyaar-ka-punchnama-4360615.html|archivedate=12 MarchMaret 2018|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref> Aaryan memulai karier modeling ketika di universitas dan setelah tiga tahun tidak berhasil mengikuti audisi untuk film, ia melakukan kursus akting dari lembaga Kreating Charakters. Dia memberi tahu orang tuanya tentang keinginannya untuk menjadi aktor hanya setelah dia menandatangani film pertamanya.<ref name="engineer" /><ref name="filmfare14">{{cite news|last=Loynmoon|first=Karishma|date=24 April 2014|title=I didn't know how to kiss|url=http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/i-didnt-know-how-to-kiss-5960.html|titledeadurl=I didn't know how to kissno|work=[[Filmfare]]|date=24 April 2014|accessdate=27 February 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020202103/http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/i-didnt-know-how-to-kiss-5960.html|archivedate=20 OctoberOktober 2014|accessdate=27 Februari 2015}}</ref>
Saat masih pada tahun ketiga kuliahnya, Aaryan melakukan debut aktingnya dengan [[film teman]] [[Luv Ranjan]] ''[[Pyaar Ka Punchnama]]'' (2011), dibintangi bersama [[Divyendu Sharma]], Raayo S Bakhirta, dan [[Nushrat Bharucha]], yang berputar di sekitar kesengsaraan romantis yang dihadapi oleh tiga pemuda.<ref name="gamble">{{cite news|last=Khuranaa|first=Amann|date=21 Oktober 2015|title=Kartik Aaryan: My mom still feels that being in films is a gamble|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kartik-Aaryan-My-mom-still-feels-that-being-in-films-is-a-gamble/articleshow/49481081.cms|titledeadurl=Kartik Aaryan: My mom still feels that being in films is a gambleno|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=21 October 2015|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726231045/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kartik-Aaryan-My-mom-still-feels-that-being-in-films-is-a-gamble/articleshow/49481081.cms|archivedate=26 JulyJuli 2017|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=B-town's new faces in 2011|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/B-town-s-new-faces-in-2011-imagegallery-13-bollywood-lmvkDTgiejf.html|publisher=[[Sify]]|accessdate=10 January 2013|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418123136/http://www.sify.com/movies/B-town-s-new-faces-in-2011-imagegallery-13-bollywood-lmvkDTgiejf.html|archivedate=18 April 2014|deadurl=no|accessdate=10 Januari 2013}}</ref> Dia menemukan panggilan casting untuk film di Facebook dan mengamankan peran setelah audisi selama enam bulan.<ref name="engineer" /> Karena ia memiliki sarana keuangan yang terbatas pada saat itu, ia tinggal di sebuah apartemen dengan 12 aktor yang bercita-cita tinggi dan menghasilkan uang dengan memasak untuk mereka.<ref name="engineer" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Raghuvendra|date=29 Februari 2016|title=Kartik Aaryan reveals his food secrets|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/kartik-aaryan-interview-with-filmfare-12391-3.html|titledeadurl=Kartik Aaryan reveals his food secretsno|work=Filmfare|date=29 February 2016|accessdate=27 February 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105025648/http://www.filmfare.com/features/kartik-aaryan-interview-with-filmfare-12391-3.html|archivedate=5 JanuaryJanuari 2017|accessdate=27 Februari 2015}}</ref> Dalam ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'', karakternya monolog empat menit adalah salah satu dari pemotretan tunggal terpanjang yang dilakukan untuk sebuah film Hindi hingga saat itu.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tuteja, Joginder|date=13 Mei 2011|title=Debutant breaks record with four minute comic monologue?|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/2205|author=Tuteja, Joginder|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=13 May 2011|accessdate=10 January 2013|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325130540/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/2205|archivedate=25 MarchMaret 2014|deadurl=no|accessdate=10 Januari 2013}}</ref> Meninjau ulang untuk [[Rediff.com]], Shaikh Ayaz menemukan Aaryan "sangat bersemangat tentang mengapa wanita seperti itu dan tidak pernah dapat dipahami menjadi sangat lucu dan lucu".<ref>{{cite web|author=Ayaz, Shaikh|date=20 Mei 2011|title=Review: Pyaar Ka Punchnama could have been better|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-pyaar-ka-punchnama/20110520.htm|author=Ayaz, Shaikh|publisher=Rediff.com|date=20 May 2011|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307182653/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-pyaar-ka-punchnama/20110520.htm|archivedate=7 MarchMaret 2016|deadurl=no|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref> [[Namrata Joshi]] dari ''[[Outlook (magazine)|Outlook]]'' mengkritik film karena menggambarkan masing-masing karakter perempuan sebagai "sundal yang keras hati" tetapi menghargai monolog Aaryan dan chemistry antara ketiga pria.<ref>{{cite news|author=[[Namrata Joshi|Joshi, Namrata]]|date=6 Juni 2011|title=Pyaar Ka Punchnama|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/pyaar-ka-punchnama/271980|authordeadurl=[[Namrata Joshi|Joshi, Namrata]]no|work=[[Outlook (magazine)|Outlook]]|date=6 June 2011|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702192240/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/pyaar-ka-punchnama/271980|archivedate=2 JulyJuli 2018|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref> Film ini muncul sebagai [[hit tidur]] dan ia menerima nominasi untuk [[Producers Guild Film Award untuk Debut Pria Terbaik]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Vats, Rohit|date=22 Februari 2018|title=Decoding the success of Pyaar Ka Punchnama: How it became a sleeper hit|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/decoding-the-success-of-pyaar-ka-punchnama-how-it-became-a-sleeper-hit/story-nSevPqlSEdlLWKYFampz0L.html|authordeadurl=Vats, Rohitno|work=Hindustan Times|date=22 February 2018|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321071600/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/decoding-the-success-of-pyaar-ka-punchnama-how-it-became-a-sleeper-hit/story-nSevPqlSEdlLWKYFampz0L.html|archivedate=21 MarchMaret 2018|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref><ref name="pga12">{{cite web|date=25 Januari 2012|title=Nominations for 7th Chevrolet Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-for-7th-chevrolet-apsara-film-and-television-producers-guild-awards/|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|date=25 January 2012|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702100440/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-for-7th-chevrolet-apsara-film-and-television-producers-guild-awards/|archivedate=2 JulyJuli 2018|deadurl=no|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref>
Setelah merilis ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'', Aaryan menyelesaikan gelar tekniknya atas desakan ibunya.<ref name="firstpost18" /><ref name="indiatoday15" /><ref>{{cite news|date=5 Februari 2013|title=It’s nice to be an educated actor: Kartik Tiwari|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Its-nice-to-be-an-educated-actor-Kartik-Tiwari/articleshow/18333085.cms|titledeadurl=It’s nice to be an educated actor: Kartik Tiwarino|work=The Times of India|accessdate=9 November 2017|date=5 February 2013|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231001804/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Its-nice-to-be-an-educated-actor-Kartik-Tiwari/articleshow/18333085.cms|archivedate=31 DecemberDesember 2017|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref> Rilis film berikutnya datang dua tahun kemudian ketika dia berkolaborasi sekali lagi dengan Ranjan dan Bharucha dalam percintaan ''[[Akaash Vani]]'' (2013), yaitu tentang pecinta tituler yang terpisah ketika Vani dinikahkan dengan suami yang kasar.<ref>{{cite news|date=6 Desember 2012|title='Akash Vani' will make a mark as love story: Abhishek Pathak|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-06/news-interviews/35646472_1_love-story-pyaar-ka-punchnama-luv-ranjan|dead-url=yes|work=The Times of India|date=6 December 2012|accessdate=10 January 2013|archive-date=2013-02-16|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216063417/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-06/news-interviews/35646472_1_love-story-pyaar-ka-punchnama-luv-ranjan|deadarchive-urldate=yes16 Februari 2013|accessdate=10 Januari 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ten films that weren’t really what they seemed|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/0yMeeGFzUpYiRkrHnU0IUI/Ten-films-that-werent-really-what-they-seemed.html|work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|author=Jha, Lata|date=9 December 2015|accessdate=10 January 2019}}</ref> [[Sudhish Kamath]] dari ''[[The Hindu]]'' memuji film ini karena mengeksplorasi chauvinisme di India, sebuah konsep langka untuk film Hindi, dan memuji chemistry antara dua bintang, menulis bahwa "Anda dapat mengetahui seberapa besar mereka jatuh cinta, bahkan ketika mereka tidak memiliki garis".<ref>{{cite news|author=[[Sudhish Kamath|Kamath, Sudish]]|date=26 Januari 2013|title=Akaash Vani — Far removed from Bollywood better|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/akaash-vani-far-removed-from-bollywood/article4348025.ece|authordeadurl=[[Sudhish Kamath|Kamath, Sudish]]no|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 January 2013|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125063500/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/akaash-vani-far-removed-from-bollywood/article4348025.ece|archivedate=25 November 2017|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref> Sudhir Chaudhary, sinematografer dalam film-film Aaryan sebelumnya, menunjukkan karyanya kepada [[Subhash Ghai]], yang terkesan oleh Aaryan dan memasukkannya ke dalam sutradara. ''[[Kaanchi: The Unbreakable]]'' (2014).<ref name="filmfare14" /> Ini adalah sebuah drama tentang pencarian wanita untuk keadilan ketika suaminya dibunuh oleh politisi, di mana Aaryan memainkan minat cinta dari karakter judul (diperankan oleh [[Mishti]]). Meskipun perannya singkat, Aaryan menyetujui proyek untuk bekerja dengan Ghai.<ref name="filmfare14" /> Saibal Chatterjee dari [[NDTV]] tidak menyukai film tersebut tetapi menulis bahwa Aaryan "memancarkan kehadiran layar yang kuat dan menunjukkan kilasan kualitas yang diperlukan untuk menjadi seorang bocah pencinta Bollywood arus utama".<ref>{{cite web|author=Chatterjee, Saibal|date=8 Mei 2014|title=Kaanchi movie review|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/kaanchi-movie-review-957|author=Chatterjee, Saibal|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=8 May 2014|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114205137/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/kaanchi-movie-review-957|archivedate=14 November 2017|deadurl=no|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref> Baik ''Akaash Vani'' dan ''Kaanchi'' tidak berkinerja baik secara komersial, membuat Aaryan mempertanyakan prospek kariernya.<ref name="indiatoday15">{{cite news|author=Bhattacharya, Ananya|date=14 Oktober 2015|title=Kartik Aaryan: Thankfully, people haven't yet called Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 misogynistic|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/kartik-aaryan-thankfully-people-havent-yet-called-pyaar-ka-punchnama-2-misogynistic-problem-yeh-hai-ki-woh-ladki-hai-pkp-2-release-kartik-tiwari-interview-268086-2015-10-14|author=Bhattacharya, Ananya|work=[[India Today]]|date=14 October 2015|accessdate=2 JulyJuli 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kartik Tiwari|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/actor.php?actorid=634|title=Kartik Tiwari|accessdate=2 July 2018|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref>
=== ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2'' dan beyond (2015–sekarang) ===
[[Berkas:Nushrat-Bharucha-and-Kartik-Aaryan-on-the-sets-of-Indias-Next-Superstars-1 (cropped).jpg|jmpl|upright=0.9|Aaryan dan [[Nushrat Bharucha]], digambarkan pada tahun 2018, telah berkolaborasi dalam empat film, termasuk duologi ''[[Pyaar Ka Punchnama]]'']]
Pada 2015, Aaryan membintangi sekuel komedi Ranjan ''[[Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2]]'', yang mempertahankan beberapa pemeran asli, termasuk dia dan Bharucha, dan menambahkan aktor [[Omkar Kapoor]] dan [[Sunny Nijar|Sunny Singh]]. Di dalamnya, ia menyampaikan monolog tembakan tunggal tujuh menit lebih lama.<ref>{{cite news|date=29 Juli 2017|title=Kartik Aaryan on his single status: Girls took my love rant monologue too seriously|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kartik-aaryan-on-his-single-status-girls-took-my-love-rant-monologue-too-seriously/story-jtudBR9HbEKWI9gBG3borO.html|titledeadurl=Kartik Aaryan on his single status: Girls took my love rant monologue too seriouslyno|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=9 November 2017|date=29 July 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110004816/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kartik-aaryan-on-his-single-status-girls-took-my-love-rant-monologue-too-seriously/story-jtudBR9HbEKWI9gBG3borO.html|archivedate=10 November 2017|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=17 Januari 2017|title=What makes Kartik Aaryan the monologue king?|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/What-makes-Kartik-Aaryan-the-monologue-king/articleshow/50558928.cms|titledeadurl=What makes Kartik Aaryan the monologue king?no|work=The Times of India|date=17 January 2017|access-date=30 November 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116075410/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/What-makes-Kartik-Aaryan-the-monologue-king/articleshow/50558928.cms|archivedate=20 November 2017|access-date=30 November 2017}}</ref> Mike McCahill dari ''[[The Guardian]]'' mengkritik penanganan film yang buruk terhadap peran wanita, tetapi menganggap olok-olok antara karakter Aaryan dan Bharucha sebagai sorotan.<ref>{{cite news|author=McCahill, Mike|date=18 Oktober 2015|title=Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 review – second helping of The Hangover, Bollywood-style, turns nasty at the end|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/18/pkp2-pyaar-ka-punchnama-2-review-bollywood-india-hangover|authordeadurl=McCahill, Mikeno|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=18 October 2015|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205121839/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/18/pkp2-pyaar-ka-punchnama-2-review-bollywood-india-hangover|archivedate=5 DecemberDesember 2017|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref> Shubha Shetty-Guha dari ''[[Mid Day]]'' juga memperhatikan tema-tema misoginis tetapi menemukan bagian-bagiannya "sangat lucu".<ref>{{cite news|author=Shetty-Guha, Shubha|date=16 Oktober 2015|title='Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2' – Movie Review|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/pyaar-ka-punchnama-2---movie-review/16612213|authordeadurl=Shetty-Guha, Shubhano|work=[[Mid Day]]|date=16 October 2015|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206091016/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/pyaar-ka-punchnama-2---movie-review/16612213|archivedate=6 DecemberDesember 2017|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref> Ketika ditanya tentang seksisme dalam film tersebut, Aaryan mengatakan bahwa sebagai pendukung kesetaraan gender, karakternya tidak mencerminkan kepercayaan pribadinya.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sameeksha|date=29 Oktober 2015|title=I respect women a lot, hold no grudges against them: Kartik Aaryan on his 'PKP2' monologue|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/i-respect-women-a-lot-hold-no-grudges-against-them-kartik-aaryan-on-his-pkp2-monologue-1157913.html|author=Sameeksha|publisher=[[CNN-News18]]|date=29 October 2015|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702192241/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/i-respect-women-a-lot-hold-no-grudges-against-them-kartik-aaryan-on-his-pkp2-monologue-1157913.html|archivedate=2 JulyJuli 2018|deadurl=no|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref> Dengan penghasilan lebih dari {{INRConvert|880|m}} terhadap anggaran sebesar {{INRConvert|220|m}}, ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2'' muncul sebagai kesuksesan finansial utama.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3083|title=Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2|accessdate=2 July 2018|publisher=Box Office India|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217155158/http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3083|archivedate=17 DecemberDesember 2017|deadurl=no|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref> Untuk penampilannya, Aaryan memenangkan [[Penghargaan Stardust]] untuk Aktor Terbaik dalam Peran Komik.<ref name="first award">{{cite news|date=23 Desember 2015|title=Kartik Aaryan Ecstatic With First Award|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/kartik-aaryan-ecstatic-with-first-award/16798161|deadurl=no|work=Mid Day|date=23 December 2015|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702100440/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/kartik-aaryan-ecstatic-with-first-award/16798161|archivedate=2 JulyJuli 2018|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref>
Tahun berikutnya, Aaryan tampil sebagai anak lelaki Muslim muda yang jatuh cinta dengan seorang wanita yang lebih tua di film pendek [[Tanuja Chandra]] ''Silvat'', yang dibuat sebagai bagian dari inisiatif Zel For Unity untuk menjembatani budaya hambatan antara India dan Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news|date=18 Februari 2016|title=Kartik Aaryan plays Muslim boy in Tanuja Chandra’s film|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kartik-aaryan-plays-muslim-boy-in-tanuja-chandras-film/|titledeadurl=Kartik Aaryan plays Muslim boy in Tanuja Chandra’s film|date=18 February 2016no|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317164658/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kartik-aaryan-plays-muslim-boy-in-tanuja-chandras-film/|archivedate=17 MarchMaret 2018|access-date=2 Juli 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=10 Februari 2016|title=In ‘zeal for unity’, Indian, Pakistani filmmakers to bridge divide|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/in-zeal-for-unity-indian-pakistani-filmmakers-to-bridge-divide/|titledeadurl=In ‘zeal for unity’, Indian, Pakistani filmmakers to bridge divide|date=10 February 2016no|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526043712/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/in-zeal-for-unity-indian-pakistani-filmmakers-to-bridge-divide/|archivedate=26 MayMei 2016|access-date=2 Juli 2018}}</ref> Ketika ia menikmati bekerja di komedi, Aaryan selanjutnya membintangi bersama [[Paresh Rawal]] dan [[Kriti Kharbanda]] di ''[[Guest iin London]]'' (2017), yaitu tentang pasangan muda yang bermasalah dengan tamu yang tidak disukai.<ref name="guest">{{cite news|urldate=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/guest-iin-london-actor-kartik-aaryan-4724703/27 Juni 2017|title=Guest Iin London actor Kartik Aaryan: It is important to have an image in the industry|dateurl=27 June 2017https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/guest-iin-london-actor-kartik-aaryan-4724703/|deadurl=no|work=The Indian Express|access-date=3 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207141240/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/guest-iin-london-actor-kartik-aaryan-4724703/|archivedate=7 DecemberDesember 2017|access-date=3 Juli 2018}}</ref> Beberapa adegan antara Rawal dan dia diimprovisasi di lokasi syuting.<ref name="guest" /> Dalam ulasan pedas, Rohit Vats dari ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' mengkritik ketergantungan film pada [[humor kembung]], dan menulis bahwa Aaryan "terlihat baik, menari dengan baik, melakukan leluconnya dengan baik, tetapi akhirnya berakhir dengan lelucon, tetapi akhirnya berakhir memainkan biola kedua ke Rawal. Kartik memiliki getaran yang menyenangkan, tapi itu tenggelam dalam kentut abadi Rawal".<ref>{{cite news|author=Vats, Rohit|date=20 Juli 2017|title=Guest Iin London movie review: Don’t make silly films like Paresh Rawal|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/guest-iin-london-movie-review-paresh-rawal-s-lame-jokes-make-everything-look-silly/story-8ANuWD0BvHN0AzyipIo0eM.html|authordeadurl=Vats, Rohitno|work=Hindustan Times|date=20 July 2017|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130234143/https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/guest-iin-london-movie-review-paresh-rawal-s-lame-jokes-make-everything-look-silly/story-8ANuWD0BvHN0AzyipIo0eM.html|archivedate=30 JanuaryJanuari 2018|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref> Itu terbukti menjadi kegagalan box office.<ref>{{cite web|date=10 Juli 2017|title=Box Office: Mom opens poorly, Guest Iin London flops|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/box-office-mom-opens-poorly-guest-iin-london-flops/20170710.htm|publisher=Rediff.com|date=10 July 2017|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928125220/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/box-office-mom-opens-poorly-guest-iin-london-flops/20170710.htm|archivedate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref>
Pada tahun 2018, Aaryan berkolaborasi dengan Ranjan dan Bharucha untuk keempat kalinya dalam ''[[Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety]]'', yang juga menyatukannya kembali dengan Sunny Singh.<ref>{{cite news|date=7 November 2016|title=Kartik Aaryan, Luv Ranjan reunite for a rom-com|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/kartik-aaryan-luv-ranjan-reunite-for-a-rom-com-116110701489_1.html|titledeadurl=Kartik Aaryan, Luv Ranjan reunite for a rom-com|date=7 November 2016no|work=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=30 November 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201015858/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/kartik-aaryan-luv-ranjan-reunite-for-a-rom-com-116110701489_1.html|archivedate=1 DecemberDesember 2016|access-date=30 November 2016}}</ref> Ini bercerita tentang Sonu (Aaryan) yang merencanakan untuk memisahkan sahabatnya (Singh) dari tunangannya (Bharucha) karena Sonu menganggapnya sebagai [[Penggalian Emas|Penggali Emas]]. Seperti halnya film-film Pyaar Ka Punchnama, para pengulas mengkritik kebencian terhadap film tersebut;<ref>{{cite news|author=Jalan, Shivangi|date=13 Maret 2018|title=Luv Ranjan on the alleged misogyny in Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety: Political correctness is not always a great thing|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonu-ke-titu-ki-sweety-director-luv-ranjan-5095502/|authordeadurl=Jalan, Shivangino|work=The Indian Express|date=13 March 2018|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313043106/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonu-ke-titu-ki-sweety-director-luv-ranjan-5095502/|archivedate=13 MarchMaret 2018|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref> [[Anna M. M. Vetticad]] dari ''[[Firstpost]]'' mencatat nada homoseksual film itu tetapi menyebutnya sebagai "wanita-benci-fest" suram dan berpikir bahwa Aaryan adalah "melelahkan dan hammy" di dalamnya.<ref>{{cite news|author=[[Anna M. M. Vetticad|Vetticad, Anna M. M.]]|date=23 Februari 2018|title=Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety movie review: A dreary woman-hate-fest cum unwitting gaymance|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sonu-ke-titu-ki-sweety-movie-review-a-dreary-woman-hate-fest-cum-unwitting-gaymance-4363591.html|authordeadurl=[[Anna M. M. Vetticad|Vetticad, Anna M. M.]]no|work=Firstpost|date=23 February 2018|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624231650/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sonu-ke-titu-ki-sweety-movie-review-a-dreary-woman-hate-fest-cum-unwitting-gaymance-4363591.html|archivedate=24 JuneJuni 2018|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] terlalu tidak menyukai "stereotip yang tidak menyenangkan" dari para wanita, tetapi menganggapnya sebagai "benar-benar lucu" dan memuji Aaryan karena menjadikan karakternya "sosok yang disukai dan disukai, terlepas dari kesalahannya".<ref>{{cite web|author=[[Rajeev Masand|Masand, Rajeev]]|date=24 Februari 2018|title=Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety Review: Despite Its Stereotyping & Frequent Misogyny, The Film Is Unquestionably Funny|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/sonu-ke-titu-ki-sweety-review-despite-its-sexism-stereotyping-frequent-misogyny-the-film-is-unquestionably-funny-1670911.html|author=[[Rajeev Masand|Masand, Rajeev]]|publisher=CNN-News18|date=24 February 2018|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224111052/http://www.news18.com/news/movies/sonu-ke-titu-ki-sweety-review-despite-its-sexism-stereotyping-frequent-misogyny-the-film-is-unquestionably-funny-1670911.html|archivedate=24 FebruaryFebruari 2018|deadurl=no|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref> Sekali lagi menangani kritik, Aaryan mengatakan bahwa menggambarkan wanita sebagai karakter negatif tidak sama dengan kebencian terhadap wanita sama seperti casting pria dalam peran jahat tidak sama dengan salah kaprah..<ref name="chip" /><ref>{{cite news|date=12 April 2018|title=Kartik Aaryan raises an important question about his film being called "sexist"!|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/kartik-aaryan-raises-an-important-question-about-his-film-being-called-sexist/articleshow/63729949.cms|deadurl=no|work=The Times of India|date=12 April 2018|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702174146/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/kartik-aaryan-raises-an-important-question-about-his-film-being-called-sexist/articleshow/63729949.cms|archivedate=2 JulyJuli 2018|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref> Dengan penghasilan {{INRConvert|1.5|b}}, film ini muncul sebagai kesuksesan terbesar Aaryan dan berada di antara film India dengan pendapatan tertinggi pada 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 Maret 2018|title=Box Office Report: Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety Is 'Super Hit.' Earns Over Rs. 68 Crore|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/box-office-report-sonu-ke-titu-ki-sweety-is-super-hit-earns-over-rs-68-crore-1820403|title=Box Office Report: Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety Is 'Super Hit.' Earns Over Rs. 68 Crore|date=7 March 2018|publisher=NDTV|access-date=10 March 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310075814/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/box-office-report-sonu-ke-titu-ki-sweety-is-super-hit-earns-over-rs-68-crore-1820403|archivedate=10 MarchMaret 2018|deadurl=no|access-date=10 Maret 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3881|title=Worldwide Alltime : Padmaavat 7th – Baaghi 2 22nd|accessdate=26 April 2018|date=26 April 2018|publisher=Box Office India|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190111163826/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3881|archivedate=2019-01-11|deadurl=no}}</ref> Itu terbukti menjadi terobosan bagi Aaryan.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jha, Subhash K.|date=17 Maret 2018|title="It’s finally happening to me" – Kartik Aaryan|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/finally-happening-kartik-aaryan/|author=Jha, Subhash K.|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|date=17 March 2018|accessdate=2 July 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317084937/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/finally-happening-kartik-aaryan/|archivedate=17 MarchMaret 2018|deadurl=no|accessdate=2 Juli 2018}}</ref>
Pada Januari 2019, Aaryan memiliki tiga proyek yang akan datang. Dia telah menyelesaikan ''[[Luka Chuppi]]'', sebuah komedi romantis yang berlatar belakang Gwalior dan [[Mathura]], berseberangan dengan [[Kriti Sanon]], yang akan menandai sutradara berbahasa Hindi pertama Laxman Utekar yang berbahasa Hindi.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bhattacharya|first=Roshmilla|date=2 Juli 2018|title=Kriti Sanon, Kartik Aaryan in a romcom based in Mathura|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/kriti-sanon-kartik-aaryan-in-a-romcom-based-in-mathura/articleshow/64819970.cms|title=Kriti Sanon, Kartik Aaryan in a romcom based in Mathura|last=Bhattacharya|first=Roshmilla|date=2 July 2018|work=[[Mumbai Mirror]]|access-date=2 JulyJuli 2018}}</ref><ref name="lukac">{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kartik-aaryan-wraps-final-schedule-of-luka-chuppi-thanks-crew-for-the-fun-filled-ride-1918982|title=Kartik Aaryan Wraps Final Schedule Of Luka Chuppi, Thanks Crew For The 'Fun-Filled Ride'|last=Bhowal|first=Tiasca|date=19 September 2018|publisher=NDTV|access-date=21 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920115023/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kartik-aaryan-wraps-final-schedule-of-luka-chuppi-thanks-crew-for-the-fun-filled-ride-1918982|archive-date=20 September 2018|dead-url=no}}</ref> Dia juga telah berkomitmen untuk membintangi bersama [[Bhumi Pednekar]] dan Ananya Panday dalam pembuatan ulang film 1978 ''[[Pati Patni Aur Woh]]'' dan untuk memainkan peran utama dalam pembuatan ulang 2016 [[Kannada]] komedi remaja ''[[Kirik Party]]''.<ref>{{cite web|date=19 Januari 2019|title=Kartik Aaryan Teams Up with Ananya Panday and Bhumi Pednekar for Pati Patni Aur Woh|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/kartik-aaryan-teams-up-with-ananya-panday-and-bhumi-pednekar-for-pati-patni-aur-woh-2007209.html|title=Kartik Aaryan Teams Up with Ananya Panday and Bhumi Pednekar for Pati Patni Aur Woh|date=19 January 2019|publisher=CNN-News18|access-date=19 JanuaryJanuari 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=18 Juli 2018|title=Kartik Aaryan confirmed to play lead role in Hindi remake of Kirik Party; film to release next year|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kartik-aaryan-confirmed-to-play-lead-role-in-hindi-remake-of-kirik-party-film-to-release-next-year-4764771.html|titledead-url=Kartik Aaryan confirmed to play lead role in Hindi remake of Kirik Party; film to release next year|date=18 July 2018no|work=Firstpost|access-date=18 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718085653/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kartik-aaryan-confirmed-to-play-lead-role-in-hindi-remake-of-kirik-party-film-to-release-next-year-4764771.html|archive-date=18 JulyJuli 2018|deadaccess-urldate=no18 Juli 2018}}</ref>
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