Arjun Kapoor’s latest release is Singham Again
Actor Arjun Kapoor has made a solid comeback by having his biggest commercially successful film released recently. He played the main antagonist in Rohit Shetty’s cop action film ‘Singham Again’.
Singham Again is an action film and the fifth part of the Rohit Shetty Cop Universe. The film featured Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Arjun Kapoor in the lead roles with Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, Deepika Padukone, and Ranveer Singh in an extended cameo appearance. The film is directed by Rohit Shetty.
Singham Again received mixed to positive reviews and has emerged as a big success despite the clash. The film is expected to wrap up its theatrical release with a collection of over 250+ crores in India. It is the biggest success for Arjun Kapoor after a series of flop films.
Arjun Kapoor
Arjun Kapoor is the son of producer Boney Kapoor. he made his debut with the 2012 film ‘Ishaqzaade’ and achieved a bit of fame. He had his biggest breakthrough with the 2014 film ‘2 States’ which was critically acclaimed and was a major commercial success.
Since 2015, Arjun Kapoor’s career has taken a sharp downgrade and he has delivered several disappointing films in a row.
Arjun Kapoor is constantly trolled and condemned on social media for using his family connections to get films with zero acting skills. He is been criticized heavily for being a part of the Bollywood nepotism group and taking advantage of his surname to feature in films.
Arjun Kapoor has achieved decent success through digital platforms. His films released on OTT platforms have found an audience in large numbers.
In 2021 he featured alongside Parineeti Chopra in a black comedy thriller film titled ‘Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar’. The film was directed by Dibakar Banerjee and was produced by himself. The film was released in March 2021 during the COVID pandemic and emerged as a box office bomb. Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar premiered on Amazon Prime Video where it became one of the most watched films of the year. Though the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, but on the OTT platform Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar was well accepted by the viewers.
Following Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, Arjun Kapoor’s new two films ‘Sardar Ka Grandson’ opposite Rakul Preet Singh and ‘Bhoot Police’ were released on OTT platforms Netflix and Hotstar. Sardar Ka Grandson attracted a decent number of viewers on Netflix but Bhoot Police emerged as a big success. Bhoot Police featured Arjun Kapoor alongside Saif Ali Khan, Jacquline Fernandez, and Yami Gautam.
Arjun Kapoor’s 2023 release which starred several critically acclaimed actors too flopped at the box office. The film was titled ‘Kuttey’ and it featured an ensemble cast of Arjun Kapoor, Tabu, Naseeruddin Shah, Konkona Sen Sharma, Radhika Madan, Kumud Mishra, Ashish Vidyarthi and Anurag Kashyap among others. Kuttey was directed by noted filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj’s son Aasmaan Bhardwaj. Kuttey was a huge box office bomb. The film earned just 3 crores against a budget of 45 crores.
In 2023, Arjun Kapoor and actress Bhumi Pednekar starred in a thriller film titled ‘The Lady Killer’. The film was released in theatres on November 3, 2023, to a devastating response. The film had no buzz on the ground or on social media. The film had to marketing or promotional strategy. The makers abandoned the film.
The Lady Killer was made on a budget of 45 crores and did not even earn 1 lakh in India. It is considered as the biggest box office bomb in the history of Indian Cinema. Following its disastrous response in theatres, no OTT or digital platforms like Netflix, Hotstar, Prime Video, and Sony Liv bought the digital rights of the film. The makers had to release the entire film for free on YouTube.
Arjun Kapoor 2.0
Arjun Kapoor is following the path of Bobby Deol, who is now doing only villain and main antagonist roles in Pan-India films after not getting success in Hindi films as the main protagonist.
Arjun Kapoor has begun his 2.0 journey where he is interested in doing negative, villain, and main antagonist roles.
In February 2024, Arjun Kapoor met Rohit Shetty and got the offer to be the main antagonist character in the film.
Arjun Kapoor has made an impressive start to his career with negative roles. His performance in Singham Again has been received well by the audience. Audiences, critics, and online movie assessors are calling Arjun Kapoor the best part of the film. His acting performance, his intro scene, and his background score are the major highlights of the film.
Recently in an interview, Arjun Kapoor revealed that he wasn’t depressed but he was sad that his last several films didn’t work. He wasn’t enjoying anything. He was confused. He didn’t know what to do next.
Arjun Kapoor added that he is happy by doing a negative character in Singham Again. He highlighted that Bobby Deol has restarted his career by doing negative roles and he has been blessed with great films, massive characters and he is receiving love from audiences.
Arjun Kapoor has officially stated that he will be doing negative and villain roles now. He said that he is open to doing villain roles in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil films.
Besides Arjun Kapoor and Bobby Deol, Saif Ali Khan is another actor who has left doing main protagonist roles and now focusing on doing villain roles in Pan-India films.
Also Read: Singham Again Trailer Review: A Cringe Feast
