Actor Karthik Aryan’s team denied claims that he would attend the Indian Independence Day program organized by a Pakistani restaurant in Houston, USA. The dispute began when the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) wrote an official letter to Karthik to stay away from the program.
Karthik Aryan’s team statement
Karthik’s team issued a statement calling these allegations wrong. He said, ‘Karthik Aryan is not associated with this program in any way. He has never made any official announcement to participate in this program. The team also stated that they contacted the organizers and asked them to remove all the promotional materials with their names and pictures.
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FWICE warning and dispute reason
In a letter to Karthik Aryan, FWICE said that the program is being organized by a Pakistani restaurant, starting restaurant and catering. The same restaurant has also organized a program for Pakistan’s Independence Day ‘Jashn-e-Azadi’, which includes Pakistani singer Atif Aslam.
FWICE objected to this, saying, “Committing Indian and Pakistani national programs together by the same establishment is a violation of existing national sentiments and instructions.” The organization, citing the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in April 2025, said that all members of the Indian film industry have been instructed to fully boycott Pakistani artists and technicians. FWICE hoped that Karthik Aryan would work in accordance with his national spirit and dignity of the Indian film industry.
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Karthik Aryan’s next project
Karthik has not yet made any personal comment on this whole matter. The actor was last seen in ‘Bhool Bhulaiya 3’ (2024), and he will soon be seen in ‘Tu Meri Main Tera’.