The actress has entered the Pati Patni Aur Woh remake for a special appearance
Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; September 5, 2019)

Kartik Aaryan recently posted a picture (inset) from the sets of the Pati Patni Aur Woh remake with a girl hiding behind a clapboard, with the enigmatic caption, “Aaj shoot karne ek special mehmaan aayi hain! Guess who is here to play HideNSeek...” While many speculated it was his ladylove Sara Ali Khan, who’d visited Kartik in Lucknow who is shooting in the Uttar pradesh capital for the Bhushan Kumar and Juno Chopra production, some assumed it was his co-star Ananya Panday. The latter quashed the rumours, stating she wasn’t on the set and complained, “Dildaar #Pati hai aap.” Now, Mirror has learnt that the mystery miss is Kriti Sanon.

Kriti and Kartik had worked together in Luka Chuppi earlier this year (hence the cheeky reference to hide-and-seek) while Juno had produced Kriti’s 2017 romcom Bareilly Ki Barfi with Junglee Pictures. “Kriti and Juno share a great equation so when he approached her for a guest appearance in Pati Patni Aur Woh she readily agreed,” informs a source. Her role is reportedly modelled on the lines of Parveen Babi’s Neeta from the original. She shot in Lucknow for a day before dashing back to Mumbai.

Kartik and Kriti recently indulged in banter on Instagram when she posted a picture with Lord Ganesha. Said picture also had Kartik whom she’d cropped out. When the actor wondered why, she pointed out that he’d cut her out from his post too.

Like the original, the remake revolves around the male lead’s character. A family man with a wife (Bhumi Pednekar) and child, Kartik’s Chintu Tyagi is attracted to his glamorous secretary (Ananya) and this leads to another game of hide-andseek. However, the screenplay has been tweaked in keeping with modern sensibilities while retaining the essence of the original.