Mumbai, Aug. 2 -- Actor Kartik Aaryan has officially denied any involvement in an alleged upcoming Independence Day event in Houston, USA, after the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) raised strong concerns about the show being allegedly linked to a Pakistani-owned entity.

Earlier, FWICE sent a letter to the actor urging him to "withdraw" from the event, citing concerns over national interest, especially following the terror attack at Pahalgam on April 22.

However, on Saturday evening, Kartik's team issued a clarification stating that the actor is "not associated with the event" and that he never made an "official announcement" about participating in it.

In the statement, the team said, "Kartik Aaryan is not associated ...