‘Secret Superstar’ actor Raj Arjun is in the news these days for the film ‘Razakar’. In a conversation with presswire18 Times, the actor spoke openly about films, career, personal life. he/she also discussed TV and OTT and said – content is getting importance in the industry.
‘Secret Superstar’ made Raj Arjun a ‘star’. he/she has worked a lot in Hindi and South cinema. There have been such occasions in the actor’s life when he/she earned the hatred of the audience for playing negative characters. he/she considers this an achievement for himself. The actor considers biopics as a test and considers strong preparation necessary for it. This time he/she is in the news for his/her another negative role film ‘Razakar’. For this, he/she recently came to Lucknow. In this meeting, there is a lot of things ranging from a father-daughter (Sara Arjun) conversation about acting to the current situation of the industry, theater, work front.
Biopics are a test for actors
When you become a part of any biopic or story based on real life, your responsibility and hard work as an actor increases. In such a situation, if you do something wrong, then people will question you. Just like a small child prepares for an exam, this is an actor’s test. It is our responsibility not to spoil our graph and craft. You cannot show anything fake in real characters. Everything from thinking to expressions, environment should match.
Content is now getting importance in the industry
The industry was a bit shaken during the time of Covid, now the train is back on track again. With the advent of OTT, people started thinking that now the audience will stop going to theaters, but now again an amazing craze is being seen among the people. Now our audience wants to come out a bit from the TV and web series setup. This phase is going well for cinema. Content is getting importance in the industry. Every one or two months a good film is being released and the audience is reaching the theater.
Next time I will show the audience fighting
It is a great achievement for any artist that people start hating him/her after seeing his/her negative character. Everyone forms different opinions. Someone starts abusing you or someone says that you did very bad. I am very happy with all this that the penance I have been doing for so many years, people are accepting it as true. This is a kind of praise for me. I consider my true beginning with ‘Secret Superstar’. After that I did a film of the same genre, Thalaivi. This film of mine, for which we have come to Lucknow, is also of the same beat. Next, I will be seen doing action in commercial cinema. I will be seen in a film of Farhan Akhtar. Apart from this, Telugu film Gum Gum Ganesha is also in the pipeline. I am doing an action film with Ram Gopal Varma.
I got scolded a lot for free during the theatre
Through theatre, you learn discipline, character building, craft, which is useful throughout life. I have done theatre in Bhopal. During that time, I was not paid. I have been scolded a lot by Habib Tanvir, Alok Chatterjee, Alakhanandan ji. Initially, I used to think that here one does not get paid and one is scolded a lot. Then gradually I understood why that scolding was necessary. When I used to work with Sanjay Mehta, he/she used to send me to get tea. I used to bring kettle and glass from the shop on my scooter. Then I used to serve tea to all the crew members. I did this for about a year. Later I understood that it was my exam. When I passed this exam, then he/she sat with me and made me practice on the harmonium.
I bring chicken kurtas from Lucknow
Lucknow feels like my own. I came here some time ago for the shooting of my film Match Fixing. During that time, I got a chance to spend a lot of time in old Lucknow. Scenes of this film have also been shot in Turkey and London. I have come here many times before for work. Whenever I get a chance to visit this city, I take chicken kurtas for my family. I am a foodie. I like non-veg, wherever I go, I definitely taste the famous dishes of that place.
My daughter too was restless for the characters like me.
Actor Raj Arjun said that my daughter (Sara Arjun) and I talk a lot about films in the balcony of our house. We discuss world cinema along with theatre. Sometimes we talk about acting for three-four hours. If there is only one person in this world with whom I have enjoyed talking about acting, then it is Sara. Of course, she is 18 years old now but her thinking power has been high class since childhood. Just like I struggle to prepare for my character, she too struggles with her work.
