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The story of Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon’s Luka Chhupi is set in Gwalior and recently, while promoting the romantic comedy, the lead man revealed that he was warmly welcomed in the city with placards with slogans like ‘Son of Gwalior’. It was during a location reccee that the director, Laxman Utekar discovered that the quaint Madhya Pradesh city is Kartik’s home town. However, Laxman admits that he was surprised to see the kind of fan-following the actor enjoys back home.
When we asked if it became a nuisance to shoot in the city, Laxman told us, “Kartik is a superstar in Gwalior. I am not joking; we had to call the police and get extra bouncers to guard him. We were shooting at the Gwalior Fort and it became so difficult to film, because there were thousands of people waiting to see him. When we cast him, I had thought yeh ubharta sitara hai, but eventually, I realised yeh already sitara hai.”
Despite being in his home town, Kartik preferred to stay with the film team. Laxman reveals, “You can’t force actors to hang out with the unit or to stay in a hotel together with everyone in the crew. In that sense, Kartik was very professional. He stayed with us throughout the schedule except for the days when we were not shooting. Those were the only days when he went to see his parents and friends, or they came to spend time with him. He used to get irritated if an acquaintance dropped by when he was shooting. He had that apologetic expression on his face. He hates being distracted at work.”
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