Actor Kartik Aaryan attended the Arjuna Awards 2024 with Murlikant Petkar, India's first Paralympic gold medalist. Murlikant, who inspired Kartik's 'Chandu Champion', was conferred with the Arjuna Lifetime Achievement Award. "From living your incredible life on the big screen to witnessing you receive [the award] at Rashtrapati Bhawan today, it felt surreal...Salute to you," wrote Kartik.