Arjun played an action hero in his earlier films Ishaqzaade and Gunday
Mumbai:
After playing the action hero in Ishaqzaade and Gunday, Arjun Kapoor essays a loverboy in his latest release 2 States, and he can only be thankful that it has given him a chance to explore a different look and genre.
He hopes the audience slowly becomes more confident about his work.
"I am thankful that people have broken that stereotype about me in their head. I wasn't targetting becoming an action hero or a loverboy. The idea is that people should watch my work and with every passing film, they should feel more confident about me," the 28-year-old said here on April 18 at the Galaxy theatre.
Arjun loves that his 2 States character Krish is non-heroic. (Also read: Arjun relates to his character in the film)
"The feedback till now tells that they have liked the subtlety of my character which at a selfish level, I aspire for. You see the front-footed texture of Parma (in Ishaqzaade) and attitude of Bala (Gunday), but you see the simplicity of Krish," he said.
"He is not a hero, which is what I like about him. He gets stuck between his mother and his girlfriend and I like the idea of him being non-heroic," he added. (Also read: Arjun's tips for meeting the parents)
Arjun will continue to do different things in his future films.
"The idea is to move forward with every film and that the director sees something new in you. It has happened in every film, but in 2 States it is very visible because of the subtlety of the character," Arjun said.
He believes directors can look beyond a person to find things that the actor himself doesn't know exist. (Also read: Sonakshi Sinha talks about Arjun)
"My next Finding Fanny Fernandes is also different and I believe that directors can find things in you that you don't even know exist. I didn't know I can play a small-town rowdy, but I did in Ishaqzaade. It's upto the director eventually, what he sees in me," he said.
2 States is based on author Chetan Bhagat's novel of the same name. It was released on April 18. (Also read: 2 States movie review)
He hopes the audience slowly becomes more confident about his work.
"I am thankful that people have broken that stereotype about me in their head. I wasn't targetting becoming an action hero or a loverboy. The idea is that people should watch my work and with every passing film, they should feel more confident about me," the 28-year-old said here on April 18 at the Galaxy theatre.
Arjun loves that his 2 States character Krish is non-heroic. (Also read: Arjun relates to his character in the film)
"The feedback till now tells that they have liked the subtlety of my character which at a selfish level, I aspire for. You see the front-footed texture of Parma (in Ishaqzaade) and attitude of Bala (Gunday), but you see the simplicity of Krish," he said.
"He is not a hero, which is what I like about him. He gets stuck between his mother and his girlfriend and I like the idea of him being non-heroic," he added. (Also read: Arjun's tips for meeting the parents)
Arjun will continue to do different things in his future films.
"The idea is to move forward with every film and that the director sees something new in you. It has happened in every film, but in 2 States it is very visible because of the subtlety of the character," Arjun said.
He believes directors can look beyond a person to find things that the actor himself doesn't know exist. (Also read: Sonakshi Sinha talks about Arjun)
"My next Finding Fanny Fernandes is also different and I believe that directors can find things in you that you don't even know exist. I didn't know I can play a small-town rowdy, but I did in Ishaqzaade. It's upto the director eventually, what he sees in me," he said.
2 States is based on author Chetan Bhagat's novel of the same name. It was released on April 18. (Also read: 2 States movie review)
