This is what Arjun Kapoor will be doing before starting ‘Mubarakan’

Actor Arjun Kapoor will be the face of an extremely interesting initiative called ‘Aaj Ka Classic’, which will dedicate a time slot to each decade of Indian Bollywood cinema for ’60s, ’70s, ’80s & ’90s on a popular TV channel.

In a recent interview, Arjun revealed how he has always been cinema’s child and is extremely thrilled to be a part of the campaign. The actor will shoot for this initiative before he starts shooting for ‘Mubarakan’ along with Athiya Shetty, Anil Kapoor and Ileana D’Cruz.

Speaking about his love for bygone cinema, the actor said, “I was intrigued and excited when Zee Classic approached me for their campaign. I think I am the perfect fit for it. I have grown up eating, breathing and living films. That’s from an emotional point of view. From a practical side, I felt that being a young actor I will be able to bridge the gap between our generation and the yesteryears of cinema. The audience of the ’50s and ’80s would relate to it but the current youth may not be as aware. I love to do anything with cinema per se and as the channel will show Hindi movies from all the eras, I am sure every generation will need a connect and I can be that connect. I will be sharing my views and creating a connect through social media too.”

Also talking about TV shows and his interest in the same, the actor quoted, “I am a binge watcher where television shows are concerned and I love watching all kinds. I save and hoard up episodes and watch all in one binge when I am not working. Right now, I am watching ‘The Night Of’ at one go. While I love watching comedies like ‘The Big Bang Theory’ and ‘Modern Family’, I also like crime drama and political thrillers like ‘House Of Cards’ and ‘Narcos’.”

Arjun was asked about his favourite movies and he has a long list. “My favourite films are too many, but the era I love a lot is the ’80s. When Subhash Ghai ruled cinema with movies like ‘Meri Jung’. I love the ’90s too like ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, Ram Gopal Varma’s films and ‘Dil Chahta Hai’. But the era that wins hands down is the ’70s when Amitji’s (Bachchan) films ruled the roost. ‘Deewar’, ‘Sholay’, ‘Kala Paththar’, ‘Abhimaan’… But I also loved the iconic ‘Ram Aur Shyam’, ‘Mughal-E-Azam’, ‘Padosan’, ‘Sangam’, ‘Andaz’, ‘Awara’, ‘Shree 420’, ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’… There were so many great films… Too many to name!”

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