This chhokra is not just jawaan but a cool dude too. Along with politics and art,Arjun Kapoor loves to read Indian history. His camaraderie with Ranveer Singh is much talked about but Kapoor says his best friend can never be from the industry. Deebashree Mohanty chats him up about Gunday
He is young and happening but Arjun Kapoor wants to be known as a wise man. The model wali image is not for this 23-year-old actor. “I like it when people say I am good looking and have a great body. I have trained hard to get all that so the compliments are most welcome. But I don’t wish to be sidelined as just another good-looking person who can act and dance. I want to be more than that. I have always cherished an intelligent guy-next-door image,” Kapoor tells you candidly.
The star who left an impression with Ishaqzaade, says he is open to all kinds of roles but prefers action movies to comedy because he is more comfortable hurtling abuses than romancing around trees. “I don’t say it is unbelievable and sounds very cliche but jhaad ke pheechhey romance ka time is over. Now it’s time more in-your-face kinda love affairs. Audience wants more sizzle, more sex and more chemistry, filmmakers are simply giving them what they asked for,” says Kapoor, whose latest film Gunday is about two spoilt BFFs falling for the same girl.
Although he is adamant that the film is not a love triangle as is being portrayed by the media. “It’s a pure action flick with elements of romance. The actress plays a pivotal role in Gunday but it is more about dirty street politics and how two friends take things into their hand and solve matters their way. We (Ranveer and I) are born fighters in this flick,” Kapoor says.
His camaraderie with Ranveer Singh has been doing the rounds ever since the duo signed up for this film but Kapoor feels he connects with Singh on a different level. “He is a brilliant actor. One of the finest we have. But he is also a big-time prankster. There was no competition. For us, Gunday was a film that required us to work closely with each other. Thankfully, we became buddies,” Kapoor says.
“Why can’t two male actors be good friends in BollywoodIJ Why can’t we have a stag partyIJ Why can’t we call each other at 3 am to discuss stuffIJ This kind of thinking needs to change,” the actors asks, adding that he has also become a fan of Priyanka Chopra, his co-star in this film.
“She is the ultimate diva! She is a charmer, is effortless when she goes about her scene, she is disciplined and is also bindaas in her own quirky way. During shoots, PC would disappear from the sets. After a short while she would reappear with homemade coconut ice creams for everyone,” he recalls. For him, both the Chopra sisters (PC and Parineeti) have an infectious laughter. “Their laughter rings in your ears even days after the incident is over,” he tells you.
Ask him about his plans for 2014 and he gets into a serious mode. There are seven films that the actor has signed up for. “I can’t talk about the films but each one has a different storyline. So there is a lot of excitement and truck loads of work that awaits,” he says. He is happy with the way his career has shaped up but Kapoor feels he has not reached his peak yet.
The actor has given himself another two years by which time he wants to have carved a niche for himself. “It’s risky business and there’s no saying quits after you have entered the Bollywood band wagon. My gut tells me that I will be a superstar soon. Mere ragon mein khoon nahin acting daudti hai,” Kapoor says, of course, adding how this is the “the cheesiest end line ever by me’.