Kartik Aaryan politely bows out of Shah Rukh Khan's home production

Kartik Aaryan's sudden exit from two films--Shah Rukh Khan's 'Good-Bye Freddie' has sparked a new controversy. The film was apparently scheduled to go on floors in a few months. According to a report in Times of India, Kartik creative issues cropped up in the last 15 days as the actor was unhappy as to how the script of the film was shaping up. In the end, both the parties decided to  amicably decided to part ways.  It is said that the actor has also returned his signing amount of 2 crores. For the unversed, Kartik was paired opposite Shah Rukh Khan's Zero co-star Katrina Kaif.

Meanwhile, Kartik has been sharing his old pictures with fans on Instagram. Earlier in May, he had shared a throwback picture stressing on the importance of wearing a face mask. In the caption, he wrote, "Corona sliding into UnMasked Faces like..." In the picture, Kartik could be seen posing right in front of a dinosaur sculpture while putting his head inside the dinosaur's mouth. The actor has been urging fans to follow Covid-19 protocols. He had tested positive for the coronavirus in March. Kartik has several projects in the pipeline including comic supernatural thriller Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, and the crime-thriller Dhamaka.