Days after the deadly terror attack in Pulwama in which at least 40 CRPF jawans were killed, actor Arjun Rampal asks people to shower their blessings and unconditional love on army personnel. “This terror attack is really horrible. Yes, my blood boils. You feel very angry. On Valentine’s Day, when you are spreading love, a suicidal bomber comes and kills so many CRPF jawans. We definitely need to strengthen our borders and make sure this kind of infiltration does not happen. Our intelligence needs to step up too.”
Arjun is all set to make his digital debut with web-series titled The Final Call which is based on author Priya Kumar’s book I Will Go With You: The Flight of a Lifetime. “I have read the book. The screenplay is fictional. Vijay has made it entertaining and has also gone into the background of the story. I play the pivotal character of the pilot — Capt Karan Sachdeva. The story reveals what’s going on the mind of the pilot, why he is depressed?”, says Arjun while adding that the story of the passengers too has been depicted wonderfully.
After producing the biopic Daddy in 2017, Arjun plans three films in a row. “After having produced film Daddy from my home production, I have not done much. But, now I am planning three different films. The first that I will like to venture with will be a thriller and thereafter I am also trying to do a horror film. We have not yet been successful in making a good horror film. They are just not scary but funny! (laughs) I am trying to get the script written in a scary manner so that our wish of making a successful horror film is achieved. Apart from this, we are doing a lot of stuff under our production company.”
Coming to his children, the actor says, “My daughter wishes to pursue acting and fine arts. I don’t know whether I will launch her but as a father, all that I can do is send her to the right institution where she can develop needed skills. I will support her when she decides to do something because she is very focused, devoted and hardworking. My son is younger but as a father, I am there to support whatever they chose to do.”
Furthermore, like most actors, Arjun too wants to have a side business to be more secure in life. “I had a night club in Delhi, we shut it down five-six years ago. We ran out of contact, it was on the lease. After that I did not want to open a night club anymore, it’s too much of a headache. I am planning to open two restaurants and have just confirmed a property in Delhi where I will open a restaurant. It’s just about food and it will have specific cuisine,” he concludes.
