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Meet Armaan Khanna urf Arjun Tanwar: A Self-Made Star and ‘Gareebo Ka Hrithik’ in 2026’s Ultimate Brain-Rot Film, Party Animals

Cine Reporter

Every group has that one friend who acts like the lead in his own blockbuster, and Armaan Khanna fits the description perfectly. Portrayed by Arjun Tanwar in #PartyAnimals, Armaan is a self-proclaimed movie star, a nepo kid by proxy, and undisputed ‘Gareebo Ka Hrithik’. Armed with boundless swagger, starry ambitions, and the firm belief that the world revolves around him, Armaan unleashes nonstop drama into every setting. Yet, as his exaggerated fantasies collide with harsh reality, chaos inevitably ensues.

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When Armaan reconnects with his childhood best friend Mann Patel, what should be a memorable night out soon spirals into a roller-coaster of romantic complications, questionable decisions and escalating madness. Between crashing parties, complicated equations and situations that seem straight out of a fever dream, Armaan’s idea of a perfect night takes some wildly unexpected turns. After all, being the hero of your own movie is one thing; keeping your life from turning into a blooper reel is quite another.

Talking about playing Armaan, Arjun Tanwar said, “Playing Armaan was bizarre in the best way possible. He’s the kind of guy who has absolutely no idea what he wants, but somehow manages to be everywhere, acting like a star, crashing parties, kissing someone who might be someone else’s partner, and randomly riding a horse at a party! I can’t explain what it felt like being Armaan. He’s the guy everyone wants to hang out with, except, perhaps, himself. What I love most is how spectacularly stupid and complicated he is!”

Directed by #RaviChhabriya and produced by #VikramMehra and #SiddharthAnandKumar under the banner of Yoodlee Films, Party Animals features Viraj Ghelani as Mann Patel and Arjun Tanwar as Armaan Khanna, alongside Pragati Nagpal, Naqiyah Haji, Alam Khan, Saqib Ayub, Kamlesh Sawant, Anil Charanjeett, Aaron Koul, Vijay Patkar and Manoj Joshi. Written by Ali Haji, Khush Mullick and Veer Panchal, the film explores friendship, terrible judgement and escalating madness in a party-comedy genre that mainstream Hindi cinema has relatively rarely explored.

Party Animals is set to release in cinemas on 20 November, 2026.

By Keerti Kadam