2 States has been readily accepted by the audiences but the reviews aren't unanimous among critics
Mumbai:
Arjun Kapoor says children were scared of him after his first two releases - Ishaqzaade and Gunday - but he is now glad that 2 States has changed things for him. (Also Read: 2 States broke Arjun's stereotype)
The actor played raw, rustic and action-oriented characters in his first two movies, but in 2 States, Arjun plays a smart, suave, cultured and lovable young man.
"The best thing is that kids are not scared of me anymore. After my previous films, kids got scared upon seeing me," the 28-year-old said here on April 20 at Cinemax theatre.
"One kid saw me once and started saying 'Bala, Bala' (name of Arjun's character in Gunday) and later, he started to cry. No kid is crying now and they are ready to take photographs with me," he added. (Also Read: Arjun's late mother had read 2 States)
Meanwhile, 2 States has been readily accepted by the audiences. However, the reviews aren't unanimous among critics.
Arjun is nonchalant about it as he feels that everyone has a right to an opinion, and the box office collections so far point at good results.
"We make a film for a very big diaspora of audience, so everyone has a right to opinion. You are spending money, so you can have an opinion, but eventually you make a film for the majority and not minority. I think box office collections are majority whether they (critics) like it or not," Arjun said.
"You have to balance the pros and cons of the critical reviews and audience interactions. It is too early to suggest where the film is heading in terms of numbers but as far as I am concerned, I have never got such a good response for any of my previous films," he added.
Directed by Abhishek Varman, 2 States stars Alia Bhatt opposite Arjun and is based on Chetan Bhagat's popular novel 2 States: The Story Of My Marriage.
The actor played raw, rustic and action-oriented characters in his first two movies, but in 2 States, Arjun plays a smart, suave, cultured and lovable young man.
"The best thing is that kids are not scared of me anymore. After my previous films, kids got scared upon seeing me," the 28-year-old said here on April 20 at Cinemax theatre.
"One kid saw me once and started saying 'Bala, Bala' (name of Arjun's character in Gunday) and later, he started to cry. No kid is crying now and they are ready to take photographs with me," he added. (Also Read: Arjun's late mother had read 2 States)
Meanwhile, 2 States has been readily accepted by the audiences. However, the reviews aren't unanimous among critics.
Arjun is nonchalant about it as he feels that everyone has a right to an opinion, and the box office collections so far point at good results.
"We make a film for a very big diaspora of audience, so everyone has a right to opinion. You are spending money, so you can have an opinion, but eventually you make a film for the majority and not minority. I think box office collections are majority whether they (critics) like it or not," Arjun said.
"You have to balance the pros and cons of the critical reviews and audience interactions. It is too early to suggest where the film is heading in terms of numbers but as far as I am concerned, I have never got such a good response for any of my previous films," he added.
Directed by Abhishek Varman, 2 States stars Alia Bhatt opposite Arjun and is based on Chetan Bhagat's popular novel 2 States: The Story Of My Marriage.
