Has Kartik Aaryan found his leading lady for Aashiqui 3? Details inside

It has been almost a year since Kartik Aaryan announced being a part of the musical franchise Aashiqui with Aashiqui 3. Since then, there have been rumours of many big names being considered to be his leading lady. But the makers never confirmed any of them. Now, a new name has surfaced to be in the running for being Kartik Aaryan’s heroine in Aashiqui 3.

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Kartik Aaryan to romance Akanksha Sharma in Aashiqui 3?

In an earlier interview, producer Mukesh Bhatt had said that they are not looking for any renowned names to be the heroine in Aashiqui 3. He informed that the leading lady would be a fresh face. And the latest reports seem in sync with that.

According to a report in ETimes, Akanksha Sharma is being considered to play the lead opposite Kartik in the film. A source close to the film shared, “Akanksha has had multiple meetings with the makers of the film and there is a possibility that things might get locked. Akansha is a fresh new face and makers of Aashiqui have always looked out for fresh pairings; be it Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal or Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor.”

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For the unversed, Akanksha has predominantly worked down South in the Kannada industry. Her Hindi credits include the music video of Disco Dancer 2.0 and Casanova with Tiger Shroff. She was also a part of the viral song Jugnu with Badshah.

Before her, Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone had been rumoured to have been approached for Aashiqui 3. But those reports turned out false. Kartik had announced the film with Anurag Basu as its director on September 5, 2022. Since then, there has not any been major development on the film.

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Kartik Aaryan upcoming films

Kartik had the release of Satyaprem Ki Katha with Kiara Advani in June this year. The film recently came on OTT and has been receiving a lot of love. The actor went to shoot for Kabir Khan’s Chandu Champion in London recently. His first look from the film has also been released. Post that, there is Aashiqui 3 and then Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 in his pipeline. At Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2023, Kartik and Karan Johar had also hinted at a possible team up. They were to work on Dostana 2 before they had a fallout.

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