Bollywood actor shares a close bond with his father, veteran producer Boney Kapoor. But, the handsome hunk has rarely spoken about his late stepmother, legendary actor Sridevi. In an interview with Galatta India, Arjun made a rare mention of his stepmother Sridevi. Arjun referred to Sridevi and called her Sridevi ma’am while talking about Satish Kaushik’s 1993 dud, Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja, which was produced by Boney. The film starred Arjun’s uncle Anil Kapoor and Sridevi in the main roles.

said, ‘My entire life with my father was being on Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja set. Even by today’s standards, it is one of the biggest films we ever made. The film cost ₹10 crore in 1992. It had Anil Kapoor, Sridevi ma’am and Jaggu dada, Jackie Shroff. Anupam Kher was the villain. And there was a pigeon with Anil chachu (uncle) in the film, whose name was Django, and it was my favourite character at the time’.

During that time, Sridevi was already dating Boney reportedly, while he was married to Arjun’s mother Mona. Boney and Mona parted ways in 1996 and he later tied the knot with Sridevi in the same year. Arjun was 10 years old then, while his younger sister Anshula Kapoor was five years old. Boney and Sridevi went on to have two daughters – and Khushi Kapoor, who are now Bollywood actresses.

Arjun was with his father when his stepmother Sridevi died of accidental drowning in 2018. The actor confessed later that he felt protective of his stepsisters Janhvi and Khushi after the tragedy. He revealed how his bond with his younger sister Anshula grew closer to Janhvi and Khushi. Arjun lost his own mother, Mona, to cancer in 2012 and later he made his debut as an actor in Habib Faisal’s romantic thriller Ishaqzaade. Coincidentally, Sridevi died months before the release of Janhvi’s debut film, Shashank Khaitan’s romantic drama Dhadak.

On the work front, Arjun will be seen in Mudassar Aziz’s romantic comedy Mere Husband Ki Biwi along with Bhumi Pednekar and Rakul Preet Singh. The film will be released in theatres on February 21.

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