Arjun Kapoor received praise for his role as the villain, Danger Lanka, in Singham Again. Many Bollywood actors praised him for his performance in Singham Again. Arjun Kapoor has been making headlines ever since Singham Again hit theatres, with audience and critics alike applauding his portrayal of the villain Danger Lanka, aka Zubair Hafeez.
In a recent interview, the actor recalled being praised by his peers like Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, Varun Dhawan, and others. Arjun Kapoor shared in an exclusive interview with News18, “To get a message from Adi sir (Aditya Chopra) is always nice and that means a lot. He is very correct that way; if he likes something, he will always tell me.
If he doesn’t like something also, he will always tell me. To get a praise from him means a lot. Ranbir and Alia, they are my contemporaries, and I respect both of them professionally for the work that they do.
Whether it’s Varun, Balki sir, a lot of people reached out. List bann jaati hai phir naamo ki. In general, it is nice to have felt an emotion. For instance, I went to watch Citadel for Varun’s premiere. You feel an energy and an emotion.
People who might have not seen are also happy for you. That also matters. Vicky [Kaushal], when we met at a Diwali party, he hugged me, and I could feel that he is happy because he is somebody I have spoken about the film, etc. You feel good when your contemporaries are cheering for you.”
He continued, “Getting compliments is always good. Sometimes you get it through the box office business and sometimes you get a message or two. There’s just an energy that people are happy for you, and they like your work. That combination is there. [Sometimes] they like you, but they will be like ‘iska kaam pata nahi abhi dekhte hai.’ Or they are happy for you, but the film doesn’t pan out beyond a point. Here it seems like an amalgamation of all of it.”
He added, “I was happy. It is the kind of film that I would want to go to watch in a theatre. I have grown up watching ensembles. Loved watching these summer blockbusters. I have an affinity towards them, and the child inside me was very excited to go watch this film regardless of it was offered or not, mein dekhne wala tha. I am a fan of Singham, Simmba, and Sooryavanshi.
It just felt like a perfect fit for me. Also, because I was at that point in my career where I needed to take a chance and not think so much. Impulsively, I was excited when Rohit sir called me.”
Singham Again also stars actors like Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Tiger Shroff, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepika Padukone, and Jackie Shroff. Arjun Kapoor has been in the news for the right reasons after the release of Singham Again.