Actor
Arjun
Kapoor
says
his
friendships
in
the
industry
have
survived
as
competition
in
Hindi
filmdom
is
very
external.
Before
venturing
into
acting
in
2012
with
Ishaqzaade,
the
son
of
producer
Boney
Kapoor
served
as
an
assistant
director
and
associate
producer
on
several
films,
including
Kal
Ho
Naa
Ho
and
Wanted.
There's
so
much
competition
in
Bollywood.
Don't
friendships
get
affected
by
it?
"The
competition
is
very
external.
People
perceive
that
there
must
be
a
lot
of
competition
internally,
but
everybody
is
just
making
each
day
count.
Nobody
wakes
up
looking
at
competition
in
the
morning," Arjun
told
IANS
over
phone
from
Mumbai.
"It
is
an
external
force,
but
within
...
the
friendships
that
I
have
had,
survived.
They
have
lasted
for
five
years
and
it's
not
been
such
a
big
issue,"
he
added.
"I
think
it
(his
journey
in
Bollywood)
has
been
a
good
starting
point,
foundation
and
most
importantly,
it's
been
a
filmography
of
different
films.
When
I
look
at
my
own
work,
I
do
feel
like
I
am
pushing
in
terms
of
trying
different
genres,
working
with
different
people
and
learning
in
the
process," he
said.
However,
he
says
he
hasn't
achieved
it
all
yet.
"I
am
very
happy
with
the
first
five
years
of
my
career,"
he
added.
Bollywood
celebrities
are
now
opening
up
about
their
personal
lives
and
issues
like
depression.
Arjun
says
he
is
at
ease
about
sharing
certain
aspects
of
his
life,
but
would
only
do
it
if
he
feels
it's
necessary.
"Depends
on
what
your
personal
life
or
issues
you
want
to
talk
about,
how
relevant
it
is,
if
the
need
is
there
to
put
it
out....
A
lot
of
things
also
get
misconstrued
by
people.
You
might
be
speaking
honestly
and
the
other
person
might
not
interpret
it
correctly."
Arjun,
32,
says
it
cannot
be
a
"manipulative
share".
"I
think
what's
most
important
is
that
it
has
to
come
from
a
genuine
place....
It
cannot
be
a
manipulative
share.
If
I
ever
do
it,
I
would
like
it
to
be
(frank)
because
I
feel
it
is
important
or
relevant
and
necessary
at
that
time
to
share,"
said
the
actor.
Asked
if
he
finds
it
stifling
being
constantly
under
scrutiny,
and
how
he
handles
it,
Arjun
said:
"I
wont
say
it's
stifling,
but
it's
surprising
as
to
how
much
of
vigilance
and
scrutiny
has
started
in
the
last
couple
of
years
because
when
I
started,
it
wasn't
so
much.
Since
the
last
two
years,
it
has
become
quite
a
lot
and
I
am
not
saying
in
the
bad
way...
everybody's
awareness
has
increased."
The
actor
says
constant
vigilance
is
new
for
him.
"I
am
still
not
100
per
cent
used
it,
but
it's
part
and
parcel.
You
have
to
accept
it.
You
can't
fight
it.
What
you
can
do
is
keep
continuing
the
faith
and
belief
that
everybody
knows
the
limits
and
lines....
For
me,
that
is
important,"
he
said.