Actor Arjun Kapoor says about his recently-released movie titled “Mubarakan” that he did not think that the movie would get such a great response at the box office and would continue running in the cinema house for over a month. He was really hopeful that the movie would find its audience even when there were other films like “Jab Harry Met Sejal” releasing around the same time.
About the same, Arjun said, “We did not imagine that our film will get a four-week run. We wanted to put the best film out and let it speak for itself, which is happening (referring to the successful run of ‘Mubarakan’ in theatres).” Moreover, he says that looking at the current market situation if a film is running for four weeks in the theatre is the biggest accomplishment. “The film has released in a period where it is not easy to survive. I am happy with the fact that ‘Mubarakan’ has been loved and appreciated. It is a rarity to see films running beyond a week.” He added, ” (Also) I look at the positives and I feel you cannot ever control external factors, it is something you need to make peace with early in your career.
Asked if he has taken Shah Rukh Khan in the Box office game, he said, “I think it (comparison) is disrespectful to a man who has achieved and attained so much. I am five-years-old in this profession. I have the highest regards for Shah Rukh sir. It would be wrong to talk about us in the same breadth.”
He says that he is very much happy that his producers have made money and the people have reciprocated the love for the film. Arjun said, “It was a well-reviewed film and we got encouraging feedback from everyone. It is a family entertainer and very rarely we see films that resonate with everybody, people enjoyed this clean humour.” He is even celebrating for the film that the movie is doing well commercially. He says, “My celebration for ‘Mubarakan’ is getting into prep work for Dibakar Banerjee’s film – ‘Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar’.” He added, “After ‘Half Girlfriend’, I had taken leave for one week so that I could recharge myself for ‘Mubarakan’. I just need one week or ten days to recharge myself.”
On the work front, Arjun will be next seen in the movie titled “Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar” opposite Parineeti Chopra. The movie which will be directed by Dibakar Banerjee and produced by Yash Raj Films. Following that, Arjun will also be seen in the movie titled “Namastey Canada”.