Mumbai, Jan. 15 -- Even as stories gathered steam about a parting of ways between Bollywood star Kartik Aryan and producer Karan Johar after the recent failure of their film Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri, reliable industry sources have revealed that these are baseless rumors, revealing in fact that Kartik extended a gesture of support towards his producer literally days after the film's release by waiving off Rs 15 crore from his fee.

Industry sources are calling this a responsible gesture on the part of the actor, and hailing it as the need of the hour at a time when the majority of Hindi films are underperforming at the box-office. "Kartik has stepped up not just as an actor, but as a true partner of his producers by standing by ...