Why is Arjun Kapoor learning Bhojpuri?

Arjun Kapoor is busy with the shoot of R Balki’s new age romance ‘Ki and Ka’, that has the actor romancing his childhood crush Kareena Kapoor Khan. He is even hosting the new season of television’s reality show ‘Khatron Ki Khiladi’ that has been shot completely in Argentina. The ‘Tevar’ actor has now bagged Mohit Suri’s film ‘Half Girlfriend’ that is based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel of the same name.

This film will be Arjun Kapoor’s second Chetan Bhagat project. He had also worked in ‘2 States’ an adaptation of the author’s book by the same name. Since his return from Argentina, Kapoor has ben prepping up for his role in the upcoming film. He has been taking lessons not only in Bhojpuri but also spending two hours daily on a basketball court to convincingly play Madhav Jha, a small town basketball player.

‘Half Girlfriend’ is a love story about unrequited love in which the boy chases the girl across different countries over time. The movie will have newbie jodi of Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in it.