Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor is currently prepping for his historical war film titled Panipat and ever since the trailer of Ashutosh Gowariker’s Panipat was released, the Internet has been flooded with extreme reactions. While some have even compared Arjun’s Panipat look to Ranveer Singh’s Bajirao Mastani look.
At a promotional event ahead of the film’s release, when Arjun Kapoor was asked about the memes flooding on the Internet, to which he said, “Everybody gets trolled. I think now it has become habitual for people to be negative and bitter, probably because whatever they might be dealing with in their personal lives. It reflects badly on the way they have been brought up or the way they are.”
He added saying, “I don’t mind if people make fun of me, but if you are making fun of this film, then you are making fun of people who have sacrificed themselves for India. See, I have done a roast and made fun of myself. I don’t have any issues. I am used to people making fun of me. I have laughed at many of these in the past, even when Half Girlfriend released. But it is unfair to crack jokes on historical characters, on martyrs. We should not forget the sacrifice that these men made.”
Speaking about his comparison to Ranveer Singh’s look, he responded, “People are comparing Panipat with Bajirao Mastani. There are so many stories belonging to that era. Should we stop making such films then? Then Tanhaji also cannot be made. There are so many stories waiting to be told! Just because we have seen something that resonated with us two years back, that doesn’t mean any other story from that era cannot be made into a film.”
The movie is based on the third battle of Panipat and Arjun will be seen playing the Maratha warrior Sadashivrao Bhau whereas, Kriti Sanon will be seen as his wife and queen Parvati Bai while Sanjay Dutt essays the role of Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali.
Panipat will be releasing on December 6.