Koffee With Karan 8: Arjun Kapoor Opens Up About Dealing with Box Office Failures
Updated on: 13 December, 2023 02:02 PM IST |Shreyas Pande
Arjun Kapoor in a still from Koffee With Karan 8
The recent episode of Koffee With Karan 8 had Bollywood hunks Arjun Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur come on the couch. During the episode, the two spilled many beans on each other`s lives and career choices. Arjun also teased Aditya regarding his much-talked-about relationship with Ananya Panday. Although he didn`t confirm the relationship on the show, his responses said a lot without saying much.
During the episode, Arjun Kapoor opened up about how he dealt with box-office failures. Karan Johar shared his insights on the same and added, "We all have public perceptions; we all have Instagram that shows a part of our personality that may or may not be accurate at times, but we are also combating box office pressures and industry dynamics."
Then he posed a question to Arjun, whom he lovingly calls Fubu. "Fubu, I`m going to ask you sometimes when box offices have evaded you. What is the way, and I always know that you have been upbeat and have a sense of humor, which I think is there so that in the face of failure you can laugh at yourself? How do you deal with it?"
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Arjun Kapoor was quick in his response as he shared how he has faced so many adversities in his life. Further, he said, "I think I have spoken on this couch before about many aspects of my life. I am the first actor in my generation to deliver a 100-crore film with Dharma and Sajid Nadiadwala that was 2 States."
Then he reflected back on his choice of films while bringing the career graphs of Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan into focus.
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He added, "I have seen the high; I have done a film like Ki and Ka that did well; I was a house husband; I have done all kinds of work; I have worked with so many people. I mean, Akshay Kumar has spoken so openly about the fact that he almost considered leaving the profession at one point in time—11–12 flops, I think he has seen."
Speaking about Said, he opined that his career was going on a completely different trajectory before Dil Chahta Hai happened, which changed many things for him as an actor.
Lastly, Arjun felt, "If my audience has loved me and connected with me because of the work that I did, they are not going to disconnect if I give them a good film. You can`t control box office; unfortunately, what I can control is the effort and the sincerity."
The new episode of Koffee With Karan 8 will be available to stream on Disney+ and Hotstar starting Thursday. It is surely going to be an enlightening and fun episode.
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