Kartik Aaryan Shares Selfie With Johnny Depp at Red Sea Festival
The film festival, which runs from 4-13 December, showcased over 100 films from 50 different countries, but this particular selfie between Aaryan and Depp made headlines.
Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan captured a memorable moment in Saudi Arabia's Al-Balad district at the Red Sea International Film Festival as he clicked a fun selfie with Hollywood star Johnny Depp. The film festival, which runs from 4-13 December, showcased over 100 films from 50 different countries, but this particular selfie between Aaryan and Depp made headlines.
In the caption, Aaryan addressed them as "Jack Sparrow x Rooh Baba," where, of course, Captain Jack Sparrow is Depp's iconic Pirates of Caribbean role and Rooh Baba is Aaryan's character in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. The two stars looked poles apart in their fashion sense-the former sporting a sharp beige suit, while the latter stuck to his signature tousled look complete with beanie, shades, checked shirt, and cigarette, oozing his laid-back charm with effortless ease.
The selfie went viral on social media in no time, celebrating this unlikely pairing of fans from the Indian and international film industries. Comments poured in, wondering at the unique blend of Aaryan's Bollywood energy and Depp's iconic persona from Hollywood.
This amusing encounter only underscored the rapidly increasing presence of Bollywood at international film festivals. The Red Sea International Film Festival, a festival committed to the fusion of Eastern and Western cinema, was precisely the venue this starry encounter needed. And now, fans are just hoping this selfie marks the beginning of more cross-cultural collaborations between Aaryan and Depp, further cementing the event's role as a platform for uniting the global film community.
For now, that lighthearted moment of Aaryan and Depp remains one of the most talked-about highlights of the festival-it proves that some surprises within cinema are really unforgettable.
