His real name is Kartik Tiwari; he changed it to Kartik Aaryan after entering Bollywood.
He was born in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, to a doctor family — his father is a pediatrician and his mother a gynecologist.
Kartik pursued a B.Tech in Biotechnology at DY Patil College, Navi Mumbai, while secretly attending auditions.
He got his first film role (Pyaar Ka Punchnama, 2011) while still in college, and even hid it from his parents initially.
His famous 5-minute monologue in Pyaar Ka Punchnama became one of the longest single-take dialogues in Bollywood history.
He lived in a shared flat with 12 roommates during his struggling days in Mumbai.
Kartik is a huge football fan and often plays the sport in his free time.
He made it to Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list in 2019, highlighting his rise as a bankable star.
Despite his fame, he is known for being self-made, with no industry connections or godfather in Bollywood.