Alaya F roped in as the leading lady of Kartik Aryan’s Freddy?

Kartik Aryan’s upcoming film Freddy is gathering a lot of attention recently. Helmed by Veere Di Wedding director Shashanka Ghosh, the upcoming film is still in its pre-production phase. Kartik recently informed his fans that the film commenced on August 1, through a social media post.

According to a report in Etimes, Alaya was in talks with makers from the first day to play the female lead in the film. She may sign the dotted line soon. The portal also revealed that Alaya’s character in the upcoming film is a meaty one. Freddy is a romantic thriller in the offing, which is a first for Kartik in the genre.

Meanwhile, Alaya is currently filming for Ekta Kapoor’s Bollywood remake of the 2016 Kannada murder mystery U-Turn. The supernatural film revolves around a reporter who wants to uncover the truth about an accident and turns out to be one of the suspects. The actress debuted with the 2020 comedy-drama Jawaani Jaaneman, which also has Saif Ali Khan in the lead role with Tabu, Kubbra Sait, Chunky Pandey, Kumud Mishra and Farida Jalal.

On the other hand, Kartik, who was last seen in Love Aaj Kal 2 opposite Sara Ali Khan, will soon be seen as a hard-core journalist in Netflix’s Dhamaka with Mrunal Thakur and Amruta Subhash. He is also filming the Priyadarshan directorial comedy-horror film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 with Tabu and Kiara Advani in lead roles.