Arjun Kapoor reflects on box-office failures: There is so much adversity I have faced in my life...

Arjun Kapoor is no stranger to his movies not performing well at the box office. The actor’s recent outing The Lady Killer raked in less than a Lakh rupees in lifetime collections. Discussing the same at a chat show, the Ishaqzaade actor opened up about dealing with back-to-back failures at the box office. 

Arjun Kapoor talks about his box-office bombs

Marking his acting debut with Ishaqzaade, Arjun Kapoor has delivered hits like 2 States, Gunday, Ki & Ka. However, his recent movie The Lady Killer, starring Bhumi Pednekar, was reportedly made on a whopping budget of Rs 45 crore but has reportedly raked in around Rs 1 lakh at the box office. This came after a string of flops with Ek Villain Returns (2022), Kuttey (2023) and Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar (2021). 

On the chat show, Arjun and the host discussed the box office failures and how they navigated their way through them. When the host asked the actor about his reaction to continuous box-office bombs, Arjun said, “There is so much adversity I have faced in my life ya Karan, I think I have spoken on this couch before about many aspects of my life” 

Arjun Kapoor compares his career trajectory with Saif Ali Khan 

Talking about the same, Arjun Kapoor noted that he has seen both highs and lows in his career. He shared, “I am the first actor in my generation to deliver a 100 crore film, with Dharma and Sajid Nadiadwala that was 2 States. I have seen the high, I have done a film like Ki & Ka that did well, where 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.” 

He then compared his career trajectory with Saif Ali Khan and mentioned, “When you look at Saif’s career, till Dil Chahta Hai didn’t happen, he was on a different trajectory. 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 the box office, unfortunately, what I can control is the effort and the sincerity.” 

(With inputs from IANS)