The Untold Story of Kartik Aaryan

In 2011, Kartik Aaryan lived in a Mumbai flat with 12 boys and earned money cooking for them. On 22 September 2026, the President of India gave him the National Award for Best Actor. This is the complete Kartik Aaryan biography, from Gwalior to the National Award. Narrated in Hindi, with English subtitles (turn on CC). In this video: • Born Kartik Tiwari in Gwalior to two doctors, and the Baazigar that started a dream • Engineering as an excuse to reach Mumbai, and 100+ auditions • Pyaar Ka Punchnama: a Facebook casting call, Rs 70,000 and the monologue he wanted deleted • Flops, a new name, and Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety's "overnight" success after seven years • Dostana 2, Dhamaka in ten days, and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 • Murlikant Petkar's true story and becoming Chandu Champion • Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, the degree that took a decade, and the National Award CHAPTERS 0:00 From a 12-boy flat to the National Award 0:41 Born in Gwalior 1:27 Engineering, the excuse 1:44 100+ auditions 2:10 A casting call on Facebook 2:57 Rs 70,000 and 12 roommates 3:13 The monologue 3:41 Flops and a new name 4:29 Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety 5:10 Dostana 2 and the silence 5:39 Dhamaka in ten days 5:53 Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 6:40 Freddy and Shehzada 6:54 Murlikant Petkar's true story 7:32 Becoming Chandu Champion 8:20 Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 8:41 A degree and a Filmfare 9:23 The National Award 10:21 The boy from Gwalior SOURCES • His interviews: Rediff (Apr 23, 2014), Filmfare (Apr 24, 2014; Feb 29, 2016), India Today (Oct 14, 2015), The Times of India (Oct 21, 2015), News18 (Oct 29, 2015), Firstpost (Feb 21, 2018), The Indian Express (Apr 12, 2018; Feb 27, 2019), Hindustan Times (May 13, 2018), Gulf News (Dec 3, 2018), Humans of Bombay (Dec 2, 2019), Open (Aug 19, 2022) • Bollywood Hungama: the PKP monologue (May 13, 2011), his Rs 70,000 fee (Jun 12, 2024), "Main tab bhi silent tha" (Jun 10, 2024), the BB2 climax (Sep 10, 2021), the McLaren (Jun 24, 2022), box office pages (read Sep 30, 2026) • Hindustan Times (Feb 22, 2018; Dec 25, 2020; Feb 17, 2023); The Times of India, "monologue king" (Jan 13, 2016); Mid-Day, the new name (Jul 19, 2013) • Box Office India (PKP, Kaanchi, PKP 2; Jun 29, 2024); Rediff box office (Jul 10, 2017); Scroll (Mar 22, 2018); Forbes India Celebrity 100 (2019) • NDTV, Dharma Productions' statement (Apr 16, 2021); Gulf News (Nov 22, 2023; May 21, 2022; Jun 24, 2022; Nov 29, 2022; Jun 11, 2024; Oct 13, 2025) • Film Companion (Nov 17, 2021; Jun 14, 2024); The Telegraph (Dec 2, 2022); The Indian Express (Aug 5, 2023) • Variety (Mar 2, 2021; Jul 8, 2022; Jun 13, 2024; Dec 9, 2025); The Hans India/IANS (Dec 9, 2025) • PIB (Oct 14, 2023; Jan 3, 2025); International Paralympic Committee (Aug 6, 2021); Outlook India (Feb 1, 2024) • Sacnilk (Nov 4, 2025); ANI (Mar 10, 2025; Aug 10, 2026); Filmfare Awards 2025 winners; Siasat/IANS (Jan 12, 2025; Oct 12, 2025) • The Hollywood Reporter India (Nov 4, 2025); Bollywood Hungama 2025 report card (Jan 7, 2026) • PIB, 72nd National Film Awards (Jul 18, 2026; Sep 22, 2026); ETV Bharat (Sep 7, 2026); the President's speech (Sep 22, 2026); IANS (Jul 19, 2026; Sep 23, 2026) ABOUT THIS VIDEO Famously Untold is an independent channel, not affiliated with or endorsed by Kartik Aaryan, any studio or anyone featured in this video. Every fact comes from the public sources above, as of September 30, 2026; Hindi quotes are translated, English quotes are verbatim. Box office figures are trackers' estimates. Spotted an error? Tell us in the comments and we'll pin a correction. PHOTO CREDITS (Wikimedia Commons; cut out and colour-graded) • 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 photos: Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0 • Red Sea International Film Festival, 8 Dec 2025: Segolene Liger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (WikiPortraits; our edits are shared under the same licence; thumbnail illustration A was painted from it) and Zafer, CC BY 4.0 (WikiPortraits) • 72nd National Film Awards, 22 Sep 2026: President's Secretariat / PIB, GODL-India. Cropped to him. Animation, graphics and thumbnails: original artwork. Subscribe to Famously Untold for more stories behind the names. #kartikaaryan #biography #untoldstory #chanduchampion