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Hritik Roshan Arjun Kapoor

His two-decade journey in Bollywood has helped Hrithik Actor Arjun Kapoor says he has no inhibition in moving to the
Roshan evolve as an actor and as a human being. digital medium as he is someone who has been experimenting
“Earlier I used to have a toolbox method but with Kaabil and ever since his debut with Ishaqzaade in 2012.
post-Kaabil, my process as an actor has evolved. I think I have While the actor is yet to make his digital debut, he said he is
become more forgiving and at the same time, I think I trust not opposed to the idea of heading to an OTT platform.
myself more now. This allows me to explore better. Without “I have hosted a TV show before anybody else in my
the fear of being wrong,” he said. generation did. I have done a film in English (Finding Fanny)
Hrithik, who made his debut as a hero with the hit film Kaho and ensembles. I have done different themes in that sense, so
Na… Pyaar Hai, completed 20 years in the industry in January I am not someone who will be too caught up to take myself
this year. At 46, when he looks back at his journey in filmdom, seriously to stick only to the theatre,” said Kapoor.
all he has is immense respect and passion for work. The actor said in the current COVID-19 world, with many
“The last 20 years, as an actor, have been a joy ride! Filled films heading direct-to-digital, lines between theatrical and
with learnings and diverse experiences. It has been enriching. OTT platforms have blurred further.
I think I work because a working environment helps build “You can’t be thinking so much about what, where, and how,
virtues. And virtues are what one needs to become the best especially post-COVID. You have to keep looking for good
version of oneself. That in itself is my overall mission in work, as your work will find an audience. I am an actor who
life. Looking ahead, our industry is at a juncture where the started with cinema. I will never be averse to perform for
audience, storytelling, and technology are constantly evolving digital,” he added.
– there is so much out there to explore, to depict. It is an The move sparked a discussion if streaming platforms would
exciting space to be in, as an artist. I am excited for the next eventually replace theatrical.
phase of my career,” he shared.
But the 35-year-old actor said for artists, a theatrical release
He continued, “As an artist, I have always given my all to will always be their bread and butter.
my work. I wouldn’t say my productivity has had any kind of “I am an amalgamation of the digital and analog world.
shift (during the lockdown). I have missed my film sets, the Cinema is for my old school charm of enjoying myself acting
hustle of each stage of production. But I’m glad that we as an
industry evolved to working remotely. I have been working on for the big screen. But digital allows you to speak of a lot of
things that maybe don’t get accepted or don’t get the right
multiple projects throughout the pandemic, with the unlock, audience for getting excited in a theatre. I would always be
there have been developments.”
open to speaking to the right audience with the right medium.
Hrithik opened up about his plan of action for the future, There is no aversion to digital or theatre, it’s not one or the
too. “The last few months have been a lot of discussions with other, why not both?”
writers and directors. I’ve been reading a lot of scripts and “We are a generation that is grown up loving cinema, there
writing as well. We brainstormed some very interesting and is a generation today loving OTT. Ten or 20 years from now,
exciting story ideas and I am looking forward to presenting we will see that translate into the content being created by
these on-screen in the capacity of an actor and producer,” those people, so it would be far more authentic as it is going
he said.
to come from their core because that is who they are,” he
How does he select his films? “A story that speaks to the added.
audience, while keeping them engaged and entertained. So Kapoor will be next seen in Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar and is
my selection process is not genre centric, but content-centric,” currently filming the horror-comedy Bhoot Police, co-starring
he replied. Saif Ali Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Yami Gautam.

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