Koffee with Karan 7: Ananya Panday gets Karan Johar on call with Kartik Aaryan

Ananya Panday got none other than Kartik Aaryan on the line. “Kartik, Kartik, say ‘hey Karan, it’s me’,” Panday said on the phone, which was on speaker mode. “And tell him what you’re doing,” she added. Before Aaryan could answer, Karan Johar interjected, “He’s again promoting Bhool Bhulaiyaa if I know right.” The actor confirmed KJo’s guess, and said, “I’m at home, promoting Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2.”

While a simple call between one of the biggest Hindi filmmakers and one of the biggest new stars of Hindi cinema isn’t unusual, the call between Johar and Aaryan is significant because the two were rumoured to have had a major fallout last year, which left fans convinced that they weren’t on talking terms.

Kartik Aaryan and Karan Johar’s rumoured fallout happened while they were working on Dostana 2, and reports suggested that Aaryan wasn’t entirely accommodating on set.

The actor left the project after having filmed portions of it with co-star Janhvi Kapoor. Confirming rumours that all wasn’t well, Dharma Productions announced that Dostana 2 would be recast, and chose to maintain a ‘dignified silence’ on the matter. Aaryan has also refused to delve too deep into the matter, and has said on multiple occasions that bad press doens’t affect him any more. Their equation with each other was once again called into question after Aaryan was one of the most notable absentees at KJo’s 50th birthday bash. The two were, however, spotted in close vicinity at a recent industry event.

The latest season of Koffee with Karan has featured stars such as Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, Sara Ali Khan and Janhvi Kapoor, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Akshay Kumar. Kareena Kapoor Khan and Aamir Khan will appear on the show to promote their film Laal Singh Chaddha.