Arjun Kapoor says he is an underrated actor: ‘More of an underdog’

• Says he respects the integrity of filmmaking but has a film-like attitude off-screen.
• Recently appeared in Mohit Suri’s Ek Villain Returns with John Abraham, Tara Sutaria, and Disha Patani.

Arjun Kapoor has called himself an underrated actor, and added that it may be because of his lineage, and his attitude off-screen.

According to Arjun Kapoor, he is an unappreciated performer and the “underdog,” and many mistakenly think of him as a mainstream hero.

Arjun claimed that while he respects the integrity of filmmaking, he has an unapologetically film-like attitude off-camera.

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Arjun most recently appeared with John Abraham, Tara Sutaria, and Disha Patani in Mohit Suri’s Ek Villain Returns.

The movie came out on July 29. It was produced by T-Series and Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Motion Pictures under the direction of Mohit Suri.

Arjun Kapoor said, “I feel I am generally a bit underrated and more of an underdog when it comes to performance. People imagine that I am a better mainstream hero. But I guess it is the culture and nature of of this business, where sometimes, because of the lineage you come from, or the kind of expressive nature you have off camera where you’re unabashedly filmy, and I am kind of unapologetically that, so maybe that kind of takes more precedence over your regard for the purity of cinema. But I have both in equal measure.”

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The actor also claimed that people discuss the craft in media and social media but have little knowledge about it. “The problem is, right now to be able to speak about craft. I’ve not heard one person having an actual conversation about craft when it comes to the media or social media about an actor, per se. I feel people who are discussing craft don’t know it themselves. The craft they’ve learnt is clickbait, and it is an easy craft, it means talking negatively about everything. What’s tougher is to have two lines written with logical sense. At some point, critics and commercialism need to align a little more,” he told.

Following Ek Vilaain Returns, Arjun has a few movies scheduled. These include Tabu, Naseeruddin Shah, Radhika Madaan, Kuttey, and Konkona Sensharma. In the works is The Ladykiller, starring Bhumi Pednekar.