Arjun Kapoor says he became ‘negative, bitter’ while watching films of other actors: ‘Will I be able to?’

Arjun Kapoor says he signed Singham Again at a point when he felt underconfident as an actor and a human. He stopped loving watching films during that period.

Arjun Kapoor is basking in the success of his latest film, Rohit Shetty's ensemble cop drama Singham Again. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, the actor opened up on how he was at a professional and personal low when he signed the movie. (Also Read – Malaika Arora shares cryptic post on 'touching a heart for a minute' after Arjun Kapoor confirms breakup)

What Arjun said

Arjun Kapoor says he became negative and bitter while watching other actors' movies

“I stopped enjoying watching films. And I only know that. My life is all about movies. Suddenly, I'd watch other people's work and feel, ‘Will I be able to? Will I get a chance to?’ And I've never been a bitter, negative person, but that started festering inside me in a very off way. My wish list kept getting longer and longer. I became that guy who'd watch YouTube Shorts to put myself to sleep. That's not a nice place to be. The only way to learn in the profession is to watch, to interact, to be open, to be malleable,” Arjun said.

He talked about how he did his 'massiest' movie ever, Singham Again, while ironically not being in love with the movies. Once he finished shooting for the film in May, he began reconnecting with cinema. “I started engaging with movies again, I started engaging with shows again, and I started engaging with myself again to be very happy. I was finding it very difficult to be happy,” Arjun added. He slowly picked up on watching by tuning into a long-pending season of Hulu's crime comedy show Only Murders in the Building. He also watched Mad Max: Furiosa alone abroad, which reminded him why he fell in love with movies in the first place.

Arjun Kpaoor in Singham Again