Kartik Aaryan is in discussions regarding his upcoming film Aashiqui 3. Recently, the actor's first look from the film has been revealed. Kartik shared a video on social media platform Instagram, where he can be seen romancing South actress Sreeleela. Tripti was initially cast in the film Actress Tripti Dimri was initially cast as the female lead in this film. However, her name was later removed from the film. There were rumours on social media that the actress was removed because of her role in the film Animal. According to several media reports, the film's shooting was about to begin, Tripti had given a look test and performed for the muhurat shot, but later the makers felt that the actress had done several scenes in Animal film, due to which she wasn't suitable for this film. Director revealed reason for not casting Tripti After this, film director Anurag Basu himself had said that all the news spreading is false and Tripti is also fully aware of this. It is absolutely not true that she was not cast in the film because of her role in Animal. Aashiqui was released in 1990 Speaking of the Aashiqui franchise, the first film was released in theaters in 1990, starring Rahul Roy and Anu Aggarwal in lead roles. The film was directed by Mahesh Bhatt. After this, Aashiqui 2 was released in 2013, featuring Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in main roles. This film was directed by Mohit Suri. The film collected 5 crores worldwide The Aashiqui franchise proved to be a superhit at the box office. Speaking about the film's collection, according to Sacnilk, Aashiqui grossed Rs 4.50 crore in India. The film collected Rs 5 crore worldwide. The film Aashiqui was made on a budget of less than 80 lakh rupees. According to reports, the film's shows remained housefull for 6 months. Aashiqui 2 earned seven times its budget The budget of film Aashiqui 2 was Rs 15 crore. This film earned seven times its budget in just the first four weeks. The film collected more than Rs 109 crore at the box office. This film was one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2013. Aashiqui 3 will release on Diwali Talking about Aashiqui 3, the film will release in theaters this year on Diwali. The film is directed by Anurag Basu. The film is being produced under the production of Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar.Original Article by Dainik Bhaskar