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Arjun Kapoor On #BoycottBollywood Trend: Bollywood Was `Too Decent` And Has `Tolerated A Lot`
Updated on: 17 August, 2022 01:47 PM IST |Shweta Shah
Ek Villain actor Arjun Kapoor broke his silence on the recent #BoycottBollywood trend. While promoting his recent film, the actor got candid and spoke about the trolls on the Hindi film industry. Giving his two cents on the same, he said the industry has made a huge mistake by not reacting to trolls, which eventually led to failures of Bollywood movies like Shamshera, Samrat Prithviraj, Laal Singh Chaddha, and Raksha Bandhan.
Many upcoming movies like Vikram Vedha, Brahmastra, and Pathaan have become the target of #BoycottBollywod trend. The reasons for which are bizarre. Hrithik`s support to Aamir Khan`s Laal Singh Chaddha invited negativity towards his upcoming movie. As for Alia-Ranbir`s next, netizens played the nepotism card.
Commenting on the same, Arjun Kapoor said, “I think we made a mistake by being silent about it and that was our decency but people have started taking advantage of that. I think we made a mistake by thinking that ‘our work will speak for ourselves’. You know you don`t always need to get your hand dirty but I guess we tolerated it a lot and now people have made this a habit. We need to come together and do something about it because what people write about us or the hashtags that trend, are far away from reality. When we do films that do good at the box office, then at that time people like us not because of our surnames but because of the film."
He added, “Ab jyada hone laga hai…unfair hai (This has started happening a lot now. It is unfair)."
Furthermore, Arjun said, “On Friday morning, the spark in people, the euphoria for a new film, the excitement in people, and the shine of the industry is coming down. Lagatar keechad uchaalte jayenge toh nayi gaadi bhi thodi si shine kho degi na? Humne toh kaafi keechad jhel liya hai pichle kuch saalon mein kyunki we have turned a blind eye on it (People have been tossing mud on us for years now and even a new car that will face that will turn muddy and it will lose its shine. We have been facing this for years now). We think that people`s perception will change after the film`s release."
On the work front, the actor was last seen in Ek Villain Returns alongside John Abraham, Disha Patani, and Tara Sutaria. Arjun Kapoor will next star in The Ladykiller and Kuttey.
What are your views on the #BoycottBollywood trend?
Many upcoming movies like Vikram Vedha, Brahmastra, and Pathaan have become the target of #BoycottBollywod trend. The reasons for which are bizarre. Hrithik`s support to Aamir Khan`s Laal Singh Chaddha invited negativity towards his upcoming movie. As for Alia-Ranbir`s next, netizens played the nepotism card.
Commenting on the same, Arjun Kapoor said, “I think we made a mistake by being silent about it and that was our decency but people have started taking advantage of that. I think we made a mistake by thinking that ‘our work will speak for ourselves’. You know you don`t always need to get your hand dirty but I guess we tolerated it a lot and now people have made this a habit. We need to come together and do something about it because what people write about us or the hashtags that trend, are far away from reality. When we do films that do good at the box office, then at that time people like us not because of our surnames but because of the film."
He added, “Ab jyada hone laga hai…unfair hai (This has started happening a lot now. It is unfair)."
Furthermore, Arjun said, “On Friday morning, the spark in people, the euphoria for a new film, the excitement in people, and the shine of the industry is coming down. Lagatar keechad uchaalte jayenge toh nayi gaadi bhi thodi si shine kho degi na? Humne toh kaafi keechad jhel liya hai pichle kuch saalon mein kyunki we have turned a blind eye on it (People have been tossing mud on us for years now and even a new car that will face that will turn muddy and it will lose its shine. We have been facing this for years now). We think that people`s perception will change after the film`s release."
On the work front, the actor was last seen in Ek Villain Returns alongside John Abraham, Disha Patani, and Tara Sutaria. Arjun Kapoor will next star in The Ladykiller and Kuttey.
What are your views on the #BoycottBollywood trend?
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