A
block
of
wood.
Nothing
more
than
a
piece
of
furniture.
A
good
looking
bloke
who
is
fit
just
for
the
ramp.
These
were
some
of
the
comments
reserved
for
Arjun
Rampal,
an
established
model
then,
who
believed
that
he
had
it
all
when
he
had
as
many
as
three
films
of
his
releasing
in
his
debut
year
(2001)
-
Pyaar
Ishq
Aur
Mohabbat,
Deewanapan
and
Moksha:
Salvation.
Today,
close
to
a
decade
later,
he
is
being
wooed
by
the
biggest
of
film
makers,
as
can
be
seen
in
his
current
body
of
work
which
includes
Housefull,
Rajneeti
and
the
remake
of
Stepmom.
No
wonder,
he
can
be
seen
smiling
as
he
moves
ahead
in
his
journey.
"It
is
really
nice
to
see
such
diverse
subjects
coming
my
way.
I
am
playing
around
with
different
characters,
working
with
the
right
people.
See,
as
an
actor
you
are
raw
stone
and
it
needs
to
be
carved.
When
you
are
in
the
right
hands,
it
gives
great
results.
Yes,
as
an
actor
you
would
always
want
to
give
it
all
but
then
it
is
on
the
director
that
how
much
does
he
want
to
extract
out
of
you.
Today,
people
are
giving
me
responsibility.
As
an
actor,
what
more
could
really
please
me?
These
are
great
times",
says
Arjun
in
a
calm
and
composed
tone.
Sharing
his
experience
around
working
with
diverse
film
makers,
Arjun
says,
"Both
Sajid
Khan
and
Sajid
Nadiadwala
made
sure
that
our
entire
stay
during
filming
Housefull
was
so
comfortable
and
happy.
I
could
feel
an
overall
positive
energy.
We
were
all
together
for
60
days
shooting
the
film
and
everyone
from
Deepika,
Lara
and
Jiah
to
Akshay,
Riteish
and
me
got
along
really
well."
He
adds,
"The
beauty
of
such
shoot
outside
the
country
is
that
people
do
become
quite
close
to
each
other.
Actually
you
don't
even
have
much
choice.
If
you
don't
understand
each
other
and
form
friends,
it
can
become
quite
a
nightmare
when
you
are
away
from
home
for
such
a
long
time.
It
is
important
to
go
out
there
and
be
a
part
of
the
film.
This
means
interacting
not
just
with
the
cast
and
the
principal
crew
but
also
the
technicians,
assistant
directors,
light
men,
spot
boys,
drivers
etc.
This
is
why
the
camaraderie
shared
between
us
was
great.
"
On
the
other
hand,
the
very
experience
of
working
in
a
subject
like
Rajneeti
was
overwhelming
for
Arjun.
"Prakash
Jha
is
a
veteran
and
knows
what
to
extract
from
an
actor.
His
movies
are
real,
rugged
and
hard
hitting
with
strong
characters.
I
had
heard
about
all
of
this
in
my
growing
up
years
as
an
actor
but
now
that
I
am
a
part
of
it,
I
can
sense
it
for
myself",
says
Arjun.
As
for
the
remake
of
Stepmom,
the
very
fact
that
he
has
Kajol
and
Kareena
for
company
brings
on
a
smile
on
his
face.
"Oh
both
these
ladies
are
just
superb.
Incidentally
I
have
never
worked
with
either
of
them
before
so
it's
a
double
bonanza.
Now
these
are
the
kind
of
performance
oriented
role
that
I
wanted
to
lay
my
hands
on,
especially
after
'Rock
On'
where
I
got
good
acceptance
as
an
actor",
signs
off
Arjun.