Kartik Aaryan delivers heartfelt speech after bagging ‘Best Endorser of the Year’ at IAA Awards 2025

Actor Kartik Aaryan recently received the Best Endorser of the Year award at the International Advertising Association (IAA) Awards in Mumbai. This award honors his strong presence as the face of many brands, showing how much he is valued as one of India’s top celebrity endorsers.  

The award was given by Mr. Neeraj Roy, the MD of Hungama and a respected member of IAA.

 He introduced Kartik with warm words that spoke about the actor's impressive journey. "Ladies and gentlemen, a young kid from Gwalior, in just about 10-11 years with almost 20 films under his belt. Kartik, all we want you to know is that you had your success with films, your fans have followed you and obviously now, in this audience, you have a powerhouse of brands and a jury which has chosen to have you as the IAA brand endorser of the year. What is it that you would like to say to them?" Roy said during the award ceremony.

In his acceptance speech, Kartik Aaryan thanked the IAA and talked about the importance of brand endorsements.

 "First of all, thank you so much, sir. Thank you, thank you to the entire team of IAA Leadership Awards. And I just want to say that I am very happy to be here. I think I endorse around 30-31 brands here. But I feel that if I come here, I will be able to endorse 40-50 more brands. So, I am just glad to be here. I am just glad that I could achieve and endorse or maybe be the face of certain brands which I really believe in."  

Kartik also discussed the responsibility that comes with being a brand ambassador. "

And I feel that, first of all, it is very difficult to make a brand. Then, when those brands come to you with their own brand, endorsing them is a responsibility. And I think that responsibility has been given to me with three brands and I am trying my level best to endorse them, to be the face of those brands and in my full capacity. I mean, if I join a brand, then I join it completely. I take the full ownership as if I have made the brand together, which I really firmly believe in."  

In his closing remarks, Kartik said the award was a meaningful validation of his work. "

But thank you for believing in me and thank you for this award. It means a lot to me. And this is like, yeah, a validation maybe. And I am glad."  

With a string of successful movies and a growing list of brand endorsements, Kartik Aaryan continues to build his reputation as a versatile actor and a reliable face for brands across India.