Kartik Aaryan recently wrapped up a song sequence for his upcoming movie Shehzada.

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His knees and calves were aching from the shoot, so he decided to try ice therapy to help manage the pain.

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He posted a selfie on social media with a bucket filled with icy water and a block of ice in his hand.

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He captioned the image saying that his knees and calves were hurting so much he had to resort to ice therapy, but he still managed to pout for the camera.

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The actor jokingly referred to it as the "Ice Bucket Challenge 2023"

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Actress Mukti Mohan and former film critic Rajeev Masand responded to his post with wishes for a speedy recovery.

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   Shehzada is the official Hindi adaptation of the Telugu action drama Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo starring Allu Arjun, and is being produced by Bhushan Kumar, Allu Arvind and Aman Gill.

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Fans also expressed their wishes for a speedy recovery and some noted the song that may have been on Kartik's mind.

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Kartik Aaryan not only playing a lead role, but also be making his production debut with Shehzada.

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The movie is slated to be released on 10th February and in the movie he will be joined by Rohit Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Manisha Koirala, Paresh Rawal, Ronit Roy and Sachin Khedekar.

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