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EXCLUSIVE: Arjun Kapoor shares Hera Pheri as his fondest Akshay Kumar memory; reveals he keeps poster of THIS Aamir Khan film in his vanity
Recently, Arjun Kapoor sat down with Pinkvilla and shared that he loves Akshay Kumar's character from the 2000 film Hera Pheri. Scroll down to learn more.
Arjun Kapoor is a typical Bollywood fan at heart. He grew up watching Indian films, which influenced him personally. Recently, the actor mentioned that he watched his Singham Again co-star Akshay Kumar's 2000 film Hera Pheri and admired it a lot. Moreover, he also revealed that he had posters of Aamir Khan starrer Rang De Basanti in his vanity van.
In a conversation with Pinkvilla, Arjun Kapoor discussed his admiration for Kumar. The actor, who has explored the comedy genre, revealed he loved watching Kumar's role as Raju in the 2000 film Hera Pheri. Kapoor recalled some scenes from the film and noted it was his biggest memory of loving Akshay Kumar on-screen.
He said laughing, "Hera pheri I think, jo Raju ka character hai woh iconic hai, woh jab khade hai aise teeno line mein and Tabu aati hai aur woh bolte hai, utha le, toh I think Hera Pheri for me is, I think, the biggest memory of me loving Akshay Kumar. (In Hera Pheri, I think Raju's character (Akshay Kumar) is iconic; when the three of them are standing in line, and Tabu arrives, and he says, 'Take me away, God!' So, I think Hera Pheri is, for me, the biggest memory of loving Akshay Kumar)."
The Ishaqzaade actor admitted he was a huge fan of Suniel Shetty and Akshay Kumar, which was why he went to watch the film. Nonetheless, none of the actors disappointed Kapoor, who couldn't stop watching the film multiple times.
Arjun said, "The film I watched repeatedly, maine DVD scratch karke Barbaad kar di jab aayi thi, maine itni baar dekhi woh film. (The film I watched repeatedly was Hera Pheri; I damaged the DVDs of the film after rewatching it several times)."
The Half Girlfriend actor described each scene of the 2000 film as 'iconic;' it was among the films whose posters he had put up in the vanity van as they influenced him while growing up.
He also put up posters of the Aamir Khan starrer Rang De Basanti, released in 2006, co-starring Siddharth, Sharman Joshi, Soha Ali Khan, and Kunal Kapoor, among others.
On the work front, Arjun Kapoor was recently seen in Rohit Shetty's Singham Again, co-starring Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, Deepika Padukone and more. He has received a lot of praise for his role as the antagonist in the film and he called it his 'rebirth' as an actor.
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