Karan Johar and Kartik Aaryan buried their hatchets after the Dostana 2 fiasco. They didn’t only sign a project together but also co-hosted the recent IIFA awards. In the award ceremony, KJo did a rap battle with Aaryan where they took digs at each other’s previous works eventually teasing their new movie.
“Tum ho naye student main evergreen faculty, let me introduce you to the real royalty. Khans and Kapoors are still the OG guys, aaj kal ke hero dekho stealing their franchise!" said KJo in his rap while calling himself a ‘Kingmaker.’ On the other hand, Kartik said that he got success in Bollywood being an outsider and while his Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 was a box office hit, Karan Johar’s Student of the Year 2 was a failure.
The actor also bagged the Best Actor award for his performance in the horror-comedy. Sharing his happiness, Kartik said in his speech, “I don’t have words right now. I am not Chandu, I am the champion.
I know this is not an award for that film, but I have the same feeling," adding, “Bhool Bhulaiyaa ki puri journey kaanton bhari rahi hai (The entire journey of Bhool Bhulaiyaa has been full of thorns)." He further added, “Mujhe pehli baar Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 ke liye select kiya gaya tha, tab bohot sawaal uthe the. Ki kya mere kandhon par ye film chal paayegi ya nahi chal paayegi? (When I was first selected for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, there were a lot of questions raised.
People wondered whether this film would succeed on my shoulders or not)." Direct.