Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor recently completed ten years in the Hindi film industry and on the occasion, the actor spoke about how his late mother Mona Kapoor would have been so proud of him today. Arjun said that his struggles on the personal and professional front have been quite public, and he takes it in his stride by calling himself “God’s favourite child”.
Arjun Kapoor acknowledged that even though he comes from a famous film family, it was necessary for him to be independent and he considers it a “big victory” for himself. “I think the quest when you are part of this profession by being somebody’s son or somebody’s daughter, being known, is about just doing well for yourself and making sure that your family is aware that you can take care of yourself. I think that’s a big victory,” he said.
Arjun further said that it would have been nice for his mother to know that he is doing well for himself today. He shared, “It would have been nice for my mother to know that I am doing okay. And that’s what parents want ki voh theek hai na. (I hope he is okay.)”
Arjun Kapoor, who was not launched by his father Boney Kapoor, said that he stopped taking money from him after he became an actor. “I think my biggest achievement is to be financially independent. I have never taken anything from my father ever since I became an actor. Even before that, it was very limited to what was the necessities. My mother took care of us very well. She brought us up very well,” he said. The actor added, “I think she would be happy to know that at 36, I have sorted a lot of my demons out but for her Ishaqzaade would have been enough to know ki I brought him up well.”
On the work front, Arjun has The Lady Killer, Ek Villain Returns and Kuttey in the pipeline.
