Arjun Kapoor who has done films like “Ishaqzaade”, “2 States” “Ki and Ka” said he feels very fortunate to be a part of gender equality projects. He said, “I feel lucky and fortunate that as an actor, I have picked films that have had my co-actors with fantastic roles along with me, and I feel very proud that I have been a part of such films that have not been about having someone like a cut-out. “It had started about seven years back… Even if you look at my debut film ‘Ishaqzaade’, Parineeti Chopra had an absolutely amazing role and I never looked at it as ‘If hers is better or mine is better’. And I don’t think the audience sees it as whose is better or longer. Basically, it comes down to the scenes having a value where the characters are well-rounded,”
He has been supporting the Bend the Gender campaign this year. He also added, “If you are offered certain kind of films, then you pick and choose, and then other people also tend to see ‘He is experimenting’… So, they (filmmakers) offer you more. From a ‘Mubarakan’ to ‘Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar’ to ‘Namaste England’ to a Rajkumar Gupta film to a ‘Panipat’ — what happens is invariably the offers that have come my way have allowed me to push it… Since the beginning of my career, I have done all kinds of films.”
