Arjun: insecurities get the best out of me

ARJUN Kapoor, who made his Bollywood debut in 2012, says the profession comes with much insecurities which pushes him to do better.

After stepping into the world of acting with Ishaqzaade, he starred in films like Gunday, 2 States, Ki &

Ka, Half Girlfriend, Mubarakan and Namaste England.

Does he agree that the acting profession causes actors to feel insecure?

“Yes. Of course, insecurities, but not bad insecurities. It is supposed to push you to do better. Being insecure is looked at in a negative context but that’s not correct,” Arjun said.

“I might be insecure about something but that should make me work harder so that I feel more secure,” he added.

Arjun said he was a very secure person but everybody has “moments of weakness, where one feels insecure for a second”.

“But you need good people around you to make you feel secure again and give perspective. You need to love the work that you are doing,” he added.

The 33-year-old actor, who has tasted success and failure, has three upcoming projects – Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, Panipat and India’s

Most Wanted. Has the thought of his stardom ending ever crossed his mind?

He replied: “Depends how frivolously you treat it and how much you take it for granted. The expiry only happens when you burn yourself out, when you take it for granted and when you misuse the power given to you.”

The son of producer Boney Kapoor and nephew of actor Anil Kapoor said an artiste had to be durable for the long run.

“You can’t be there short term. A lot of people fizzle out because they are not able to handle it… What is stardom? Stardom is the ability to survive success and failure… To be up there you can’t say ‘I am only doing well’. It’s about when you are not doing well and how you respond to it,” he said.

“The expiry date arrives when you haven’t taken care of your relationships, equations, connection with audiences and took things for granted. I would like to believe that if people are passionate about their profession they don’t take it for granted,” added the Aurangzeb actor.

Arjun has been roped in as the brand evangelist for the second edition of Belvedere Studio B – a property that celebrates the spirit of creative collaboration.