Arjun Kapoor on Singham Again: I’m thankful to Rohit Shetty for Believing that I could Play a Villain

Arjun Kapoor is receiving unanimous love for his cold-blooded, outrageous, blood-splattered look as the villain in Rohit Shetty’s much-awaited Singham Again! Talking about his mentors, Kapoor says he owes Aditya Chopra & Rohit Shetty for believing in his ability to essay negative roles!

The actor says, “I started my career in the industry by playing characters with negative shades like Ishaqzaade (2012), Aurangzeb (2013) and after all these years, here I’m, playing a villain in Singham Again! While Aditya Chopra saw it in me to play characters that are flawed then, now, I’m thankful to Rohit Shetty for having the belief that I could play an out and out villain in his ambitious and much-loved Cop Universe film! Rohit Shetty instilled faith in me and has been a guide at every step of the way!”

He adds, “Both these people have been true mentors in my film career and I’m grateful that a hit-machine film-maker like Rohit Shetty believes that I could surprise people by playing a villain in Singham Again.”

The actor says it is thrilling for him to play the villain in Shetty’s film because it gave him the chance to experiment as an actor too.

Kapoor says, “I have always wanted to experiment on screen and give audiences something different to look at. So, playing an arch-enemy of the cops in Singham Again was a thrilling opportunity for me.”

He adds, “As I said, it feels like a full circle in my career when I’m on the sets of Singham Again. I got a lot of love by playing characters that were negative early in my career and I wish to get the same and more with Singham Again.”

Singham Again is directed by Shetty and stars Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Kareena Kapoor Khan in pivotal roles.