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Arjun talks about new-age Bollywood

The perfect face. A hunk of a hard bod and the attitude of the supermodel. Arjun Rampal makes for the perfect himbo.

But surprise, surprise. This hunk’s more than just style’n’sinews. He is a thinker too. As picky about his roles suddenly as he’s been about the fit of his low-waisted jeans.

Which is why he’s surprised us all by putting the ‘metrosexual’ avatar in the deep freeze and drawing on histrionic skills to do a serious role in Rituparno Ghosh’s ‘artistic thriller’ The Last Lear . And he’s flaunting more than just a hot body here. Find out for yourself...

When a heroine sheds her glam avatar, she’s an ‘actor’. What happens when a hunk like you drops panache for the performance?

Well! I’ve come a long way; and working with Rituparno has been a revelation. And it’s true; I am not ‘Arjun Rampal’ in the The Last Lear .

I’ve never worked so intensely on any film before; with Ritu as a director, we had to learn and study the characters in depth. It’s not like every film Ritu makes is the ‘arty’ kind, believe me, this movie is racy and it’s treated like a thriller. Call it an ‘artistic thriller’.

It’s strange that a good looking star like you hasn’t got a ‘call from the West’, yet...

If you ask me why I haven’t thought of Hollywood — I didn’t get that kind of script for long here. But now I’ve started getting some good scripts, so I’d love to do films in the West next. Why only act? I want to make films that I can take to the West and around the world.

Actors in Bollywood have taken a long time to shed their inhibitions — be it their glam images or breaking stereotypes.

Hollywood stars are known for getting in to the skin of their roles. But Bollywood has come of age, too. At one time 40-plus actors would do father kinda roles, today they’re getting 6-pack-abs. And about glam-images, let’s be real, our audiences want to see gorgeous faces onscreen.

Source by timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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