Big blockbuster movies have a way of reviving careers and Arjun Kapoor hopes the same happens with his portrayal of the main antagonist in Rohit Shetty’s ‘Singham Again’, which he calls his ‘new starting point’.
The action-drama franchise, headlined by Ajay Devgn, is the third film in the ‘Singham’ series, which started with 2011’s ‘Singham’ and was followed by ‘Singham Returns’ in 2014. Ranveer Singh and Akshay Kumar feature in the movie alongside Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tiger Shroff and Kapoor.
“I’m happy people are liking my work. Now is the new starting point. The rebirth or the redemption, whatever you want to call it, I think it starts now,” the actor told PTI in an interview.
Kapoor, who plays the modern-day version of Raavan, named Danger Lanka, in the movie, said that he has always been a fan of Shetty's work. The actor was thrilled to be approached for the role. “He trusted me and he took that chance and I hope I repaid his faith. I loved working on the film.”
The 39-year-old actor, who made his debut in 2012 with ‘Ishaqzaade’, about two enemies-turned-star-crossed lovers, said that the offer for ‘Singham Again’ came at the right time in his life. “I was looking at a challenge and an opportunity to prove and push myself and grab my chance in a competitive environment. I thought this was the right opportunity.”
Arjun has portrayed characters of varying shades right from the beginning whether it was his debut film or movies like ‘Ek Villain Returns’, ‘Gunday’ and ‘Aurangzeb’. But the actor said his portrayal in ‘Singham Again’ gave him a chance to go all out.
“I knew it’s a blockbuster, a big-budget bonanza that people come to watch. If you have to go all the way there, you choose a film like this. Like, Ajay Devgn sir did ‘Khakee’. It’s a big film in which he chose to play a villain. Saif Ali Khan did ‘Omkara’ and Bobby Deol did ‘Animal’. So, when you go to see big films, you go to the extreme. The payoff is that the mainstream audience that has liked you as a positive will also like the negative thing.”