I think that growth happens and that learning happens in anybody's life regardless of what profession you're in.
— Arjun Kapoor
Every morning when I wake up, I am grateful and happy that I come to the film set. It is home.
Every character, for me, is a new discovery.
From the age of 14, I wanted to be a director.
People feel that in this industry friendships are not for real, but that's not true. Otherwise, what is the point of being friends?
My mother was the nicest person in the world. I still have people coming to me to say how she was so warm, generous, and kind-hearted. She never washed her dirty linen in public. She always maintained her equations with people.
'Gunday' might not be the best film of my life, but it's been a life-altering film for me.
Every boy grows up trying to be like his father, but what if a boy grows up to be like his mother?
There are some people who cannot watch every film because of age. They might watch only three films in a year.
If a man is secure enough to allow his partner to go out and express herself, and if he does not feel as ambitious as her, he can be a homemaker also. There is nothing wrong with it.
I am very filmi by nature.
I didn't even know I would be an actor; I always wanted to be a cameraman.
My first film, 'Ishaqzaade,' did well, and I got four damn good films because of it.
I am an actor and mouldable enough to do films like '2 States,' 'Gunday,' and 'Finding Fanny.'
A relationship will be futile if it's based just on physicality. Intellectual stimulation is a must for me.
I want all my films to do well.
If I feel insecure, then I am in the wrong profession. I have to trust my director and the material he has given me.
When 'Ishaqzaade' released, I was going through hell. It didn't matter what I said or did, because I had lost my mother.
People are always ready to pull you down.
My life is cinematic in some ways.
I was born in our Chembur house in Mumbai, where we lived for five years after which we shifted to our Lokhandwala house.
People have even said my father paid Aditya Chopra to make a film for me. It's illogical. People say what they have to say.
My father is a genuinely nice guy and very generous to anybody and everybody. He likes to live life kingsize, and he doesn't know any other way, and I love that about him.
I am someone who doesn't talk more than what is required, but I am also a fun person.
You got to have an emotional connect with the audience who watch you.
When you work with people you aspire to be like, you pay attention to them.
'Ki And Ka' in a very sweet way says that if you have talent, then gender doesn't matter.
I assisted on a lot of films outside my dad's company. I only did two of his films.
The flop that hit me was 'Tevar.' It felt like someone knocked the wind out of me. When you do a home production, it always hurts more. I wasn't ready to accept that 'Tevar' didn't do well.
I enjoy doing action a lot more because my films have a sense of violence. That's because I have a broad structure, and if I hit someone, it looks believable. Maybe my contemporaries are meeker-looking in comparison.
An actor should never be influenced by the surroundings, because you have to submit completely, and trust me, it's not a good feeling when you know that your father is going to come and watch you work every day!
It's silly to have a prototype, because one inevitably falls for someone unexpected. My only criterion is she shouldn't just look nice; she must have a personality, too.
Who would say no to a film like 'Gunday?'
I have made my mistakes my strengths instead of looking at whose fault it is.
I am intrigued by women I have conversations with.
I'd like to do a hundred different films.
My granddad passed away a month before I started shooting for 'Ishaqzaade,' and my mom died just before the film's release, both within a year of each other.
I don't have many friends, but I want to retain the ones I have.
I am resilient like my mother and have the ability to face any kind of storm.
I look like my mother but behave like my father.
Evolution is a constant state. You evolve and become comfortable in situations in which you might have felt alien in the past.
I can't put on a facade every time I go out.
Women who want to work should be given the choice to do that. If you decide to work even after getting married, then men should allow that to happen.
Housewives run the home and sacrifice a lot, but many people forget that.
Films work due to scripts, characters, and what you see on screen.
With 'Aurangzeb,' I just knew that the film wasn't going to work, though I think it was one of my most underrated performances. I did the film too early in my career, but I stand by it.
I have never restricted myself to my strengths and abilities, as they are unlimited, and I am still discovering them.
I have learnt that women are superior beings. They have a higher threshold of pain and are more understanding and accepting than men. Also, if you listen to them, you'll understand them better.
Success demands sacrifices. I believe it's a small price to pay for the adulation and love one receives.
I signed 'Aurangzeb' because I loved the story. I thought it was an untold tale. For whatever reason, the audience did not like the film. Fair enough, but I still enjoyed the process.
