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Mumbai, Oct 19 (PTI) Actor Kartik Aaryan on Tuesday said his upcoming movie "Dhamaka" gave him a chance to break away from boy-next-door roles.Aaryan, known for hits like "Pyaar ka Punchnama" movies, "Luka Chuppi" and "Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety", has collaborated with "Aarya" creator Ram Madhvani for the thriller movie, which dropped its first trailer on Tuesday.For the 30-year-old actor, agreeing to a film like "Dhamaka" was a no-brainer."What excited me more was when Ram Madhvani offered me this film (it was) life altering...
I didn"t ask anything much and instantly said yes.
I sincerely followed him. "You will not see me, you will see Arjun Pathak and that is all thanks to Ram sir," Aaryan told reporters here at the film"s trailer launch event.The film features Aaryan as an ambitious news anchor who sees an opportunity in a terrorist attack to get back on the top."Arjun Pathak for me is not a vanilla character, it"s a great character.
In all my characters, there has been a relatability factor and the same goes with Arjun."He is also very ambitious and his situations are very relatable and that"s what excites me.
He is not a preachy person, he is one among us, he is a real person from any field of work," Aaryan said.After playing a role of a news anchor, the actor said he has a newfound respect for the people who work in the media industry.Aaryan added that he has realised that the job of a mediaperson is not at all easy."I have started to respect you all (media).
The kind of credit you should get is less, given how big and important work the media does.