“Wait… did Arjun Kapoor know of a movie like this?” This is the collective gasp of collective responses on the internet, as netizens stumble upon the side of the actors they didn’t see – the movies in the movie, the movie nerd, the people who quote Point Break and Tezaab in the same breath, were passionate, full of passion and keen insights.
In the most recent free borrowing conversation that was taking rounds online, Arjun Kapoor did what he did best, Talk Shop and owned almost owned it. Arjun is known as 2 states, Mubarakan, the latest Singham and the underrated gem Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, most people in movies like the two states, the comic Capers, the villain.
It turns out that Arjun did not dream of stars, he grew up and wanted to make movies, not just stars. Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja, who watched his father create extravagantly, ignited the early spark. “It’s the magic of the movie that fascinates me,” he said. “Not everything has to be logical – belief is the reason for selling fantasy. I love watching Korean and European movies. I want to be a filmmaker. rkrckr was the most expensive movie of the time. I was fascinated and the joy of the movie stayed the same. I always tended to make it. I always wanted to know the way this movie was, and this movie made me happy.”
Kapoor is currently working as a jack starring Eddie Redmayne. He also participated in the top gun series. When asked which one he liked, he said: “The movie Tony Scott is OG. I love his movies. Then there are movies like David Fincher and Fight Club that come to our lives.”
What really caused the chord, though, was his generous click on Indian creators. From R. Balki and Sanjay Leela Bhansali to the thoughts behind family and Panchayat, Arjun advocates for a local, heartfelt and often overlooked cinema. He also has a modern trailer bone to pick, which reveals too much, but praises the mystery built in the trailer for Padmaavat, the animals and Bajirao Mastani. “Michael Bay’s trailer is benchmark. The best shots in the movie are already in the trailer. I want to feel the energy of the movie in the trailer. The trailer for animals and trailers are great! Padmaavat’s trailer is beautiful. You’ll only see beautiful shots.
Arjun’s in-depth study of filmmaking has opened a whole new chapter. Suddenly considered a star who likes his movies, but storyteller. And if Twitter has something to do, viewers are ready to see Kapoor working behind the camera. Hopefully the waiting time will not be too long that day!
