Mumbai May 16 (IANS) Filmmaker Mohit Suri says he misjudged actor Arjun Kapoor earlier as he thought the latter joined the acting profession as he is the son of a producer and didnt perceive anything in life.
I didn t know Arjun earlier. I thought he is son of a producer didn t perceive anything in life so he thought of becoming an actor and got launched by Yash Raj Films which was such a big banner I thought of him like that Suri said here on Monday.
He said that he changed his perception when he met Arjun for his film Half Girlfriend.
Fact is when I met him personally I found what I needed in my character. He was brought up by a single mother and in a male dominant industry has made himself known.
Arjun was a fat child with no girlfriend so then he lost weight. He then auditioned under strict procedure of selecting actors. He auditioned and got through Suri added.
Suri said Arjun s role of Madhav Jha in Half Girlfriend is very similar to the actor s real life.
Madhav Jha belongs to a royal family but after his father s death their family status is not as great. Coming from a small village and brought up by a single mother he instils values in them. Then he isn t good in studies so works hard in basketball to receive scholarship in India s best college.
So all these were emotional impulses that I needed for Madhav Jha s character which I saw in Arjun Suri said.
Arjun has been paired with actress Shraddha Kapoor in Half Girlfriend which is slated to release on Friday.
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Mohit Suri misjudged Arjun Kapoor as an actor
