Arjun Kapoor has signed up for Raj Kumar Gupta directed ‘India’s Most Wanted’, a story inspired by true events about the capture of India’s most wanted without firing a bullet. Arjun Kapoor will play a RAW agent in search of the most wanted terrorist.
“I have been working on the script of ‘India’s Most Wanted’ for past three years. It’s an inspiring story that has touched and moved me. I am looking forward to my collaboration with Fox Star Studios and Arjun Kapoor on this film. Arjun is a sincere and hard working actor and suited the character,” says the Rajkumar Gupta, whose previous film ‘Raid’ starring Ajay Devgn was a blockbuster.
Arjun Kapoor, Raj Kumar GuptaArjun Kapoor, Raj Kumar Gupta
Arjun Kapoor says, “Working with Raj Kumar sir obviously excited me. His films are raw, gritty, they talk about true events, true heroes. When he narrated ‘India’s Most Wanted’ to me I was moved, I was proud of my motherland and its unsung heroes. It is a film that will inspire patriotism within all of us. To play a character that might not be known to everybody but needs to be known by everybody was exciting. It’s always been something that has been at the back of mind. To play a character straight out of a real life incident and that it was not just a biopic – that’s where I think ‘India’s Most Wanted’ really appealed to me. It’s actually an event that transpired very recently but not a lot of people know about it. It intrigues me as an actor to play this role and it excites me as an audience that I will be getting a chance to see this story unfold on the big screen.”
Arjun is fascinated with Raj Kumar’s brand of film-making and is also extremely fond of him given their history. He says, “I think Raj Kumar sir is one of my most favourite people and directors. He was the first director who called me after watching ‘Ishaqzaade’. He is the first person who called me to his office and said I am looking forward to working with you soon. He has done ‘Aamir’, ‘No one killed Jessica’ and now ‘Raid’ and there is no one else who could have taken up the subject of ‘India’s Most Wanted’ and done a film with it.” Arjun further adds, “I am completely sold by the fact that I am going to be working with a director who knows his craft in this sort of a gritty, real film and that’s very important in the story telling. In a true event film, you need to make sure you balance out the commerce and the realism, the grit and the glamour, the emotion as well as the honesty of the characters. So, he is the perfect director for this material. He is raring to go after ‘Raid’ and I am fully charged to work with him.”
‘India’s Most Wanted’ is slated to release on May 24, 2019 and will go on floors in August 2018.
