Overview
- Kartik Aaryan attended the Red Sea International Film Festival as an ‘In Conversation’ guest alongside Idris Elba, Anthony Hopkins, Nicholas Hoult, Riz Ahmed, Darren Aronofsky and Edgar Ramirez.
- He shared a viral Instagram selfie with Johnny Depp captioned “Pirates of the Red Sea. JackSparrow x RoohBaba,” prompting enthusiastic fan reactions.
- Coverage notes heavy online speculation about a crossover, but there has been no announcement of any collaboration between Aaryan and Depp.
- Aaryan also posted a video of a friendly meet-up with director Darren Aronofsky that teased the idea of working together, though no project was confirmed.
- During his session, he said he initially declined the Bhool Bhulaiyaa sequel before being persuaded by producer Bhushan Kumar, and he flagged Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri for December 25 and Naagzilla for 2026.