A new bankable star on the Bollywood block? Kartik Aaryan tastes success

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2's success has drawn leading advertisers to come knocking at Kartik Aaryan's door

In a year when megastars like Akshay Kumar and Ranveer Singh have gone down like ninepins at the box-office, despite big releases backed by topnotch production houses, he has been a redeeming factor in Bollywood. Meet Kartik Aaryan, whose Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 has hit the jackpot, becoming the second-highest grosser this year (excluding South Indian movies like KGF Chapter 2 that were released in multiple languages).

BB 2 made Rs 185 crore in the domestic box-office, just behind another surprise success, The Kashmir Files. If you add global box-office collections, the movie has made a whopping Rs 230 crore-plus.

  

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