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  • Arjun Kapoor: Actor Eying To Do Negative Lead Roles

    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 film ‘Singham Again’.

    Singham Again is an large scale film and the fifth part of the Rohit Shetty Universe. The film featured Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Arjun Kapoor in the lead roles with Akshay Kumar, T 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 releasing against another big film. 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 has constantly received criticized.

    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 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 and emerged as a box office flop. Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar aired 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 flop. The film earned just 3 crores against a budget of 45 crores.

    In 2023, Arjun Kapoor and actress Bhumi Pednekar starred in a film titled ‘The Lady K’. 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 K 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 flops 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 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 begin 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 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

  • Actress Radhika Madan Speaks On Nepotism In Bollywood

    Radhika Madan is a TV & Film actress

    After the late Sushant Singh Rajput and actor Vikrant Massey, actress Radhika Madan is one of the famous TV personalities who has fruitfully succeeded to nurture into a leading Hindi movie star. Now, after arriving in the big league of the Bollywood industry, Radhika Madan has finally spoken about nepotism where star kids get a chance before strugglers and outsiders.

    Nepotism in the Bollywood film industry has been a long dispute argument since 2016. Noted actress Kangana Ranaut blamed Karan Johar for promoting nepotism. Karan Johar has often launched several star kids from famous film families and parents and he continues to do so.

    Karan Johar has often supported and backed star kids like Ananya Pandey, Sara Ali Khan, Jhanvi Kapoor, Suhana Khan, and Shanaya Kapoor among others.

    Actor Arjun Kapoor who comes from a renowned film family has received criticism due to the nepotism remark. His acting skills are criticized whereas his last several films have flopped at the box office and he is still getting offers because of his family. He was last seen playing the main antagonist in Rohit Shetty’s film Singham Again.

    Now actress Radhika Madan has finally spoken about nepotism in the film industry.

    She added that star kids from film families get enough films to perfect their craft and gain more experience while outsiders like her are removed from films on their first mistake.

    Radhika Madan admitted and acknowledged that nepotism is alive in Bollywood and is working big time. She added that star kids get 3 to 4 movies even if they don’t know acting or if their previous films have failed. Whereas outsiders like her are judged by doing just one film and there is no one to support them.

    Radhika Madan

    Radhika Madan is a noted Hindi television actress. She started her acting journey at the age of 20 by playing the lead role in the hit TV show Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi. Afterwards, she featured in several shows and reality shows.

    Radhika Madan has featured in over ten Hindi films. She is popularly known for playing the role of the late Irrfan Khan’s daughter in his last film Angrezi Medium.

    Radhika Madan was last seen opposite Akshay Kumar in the 2024 film Sarfira. Radhika Madan essayed the female title leading role in the film. It was her biggest film to date. Unfortunately, the film flopped at the box office but received critical acclaim.

    Radhika Madan will be seen next in a film titled ‘Sanaa’.