Triptii Dimri To Star Opposite Kartik Aaryan In Aashiqui 3: Report

Kartik Aaryan plays the lead in Anurag Basu's musical

Kartik Aaryan will reportedly romance Animal star Triptii Dimri in Anurag Basu's Aashiqui 3. According to a recent Pinkvilla report, Triptii will star in the musical. "Triptii has been the talk of the town following the historic success of Animal and the makers feel that she would set the screen on fire with Kartik Aaryan. The conversations have been on for quite some time and the makers have now locked her as the female lead," Pinkvilla quoted a source close to project as saying.

The source added, "It's a new space for Kartik too and he will be looking to explore the intense side of romance. He has been a graduate of rom-coms and will now be switching zones to another world of love stories. He is also very excited to embark on this journey," stated Pinkvilla.

Triptii Dimri famously starred in Animal this year. She played the titular Laila in the Sajid Ali-directed Laila Majnu. She also starred in the 2017 film Poster Boys. She also featured in the Netflix original Bulbbul. Last year, the actress starred in Netflix's Qala, co-starring Babil Khan. She will next be seen in Raaj Shaandilyaa's Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video, co-starring Rajkummar Rao. She also has Anand Tiwari's Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam with Vicky Kaushal in the line-up.