Arjun Kapoor: Sonakshi is a team player

Arjun Kapoor says his Tevar co-star Sonakshi Sinha is a team player as she did not complain even once while filming the physically gruelling movie.

“Since it was an action film and involved loads of chasing sequence, she had to be out all the time with me. It was a difficult film to shoot but she never complained about it. These team efforts add value to a film and she is a team player.”

“She is a thorough professional. She is very intelligent and sorted in her craft. She knows exactly how to go about her work. She was a pleasure to work with,” the 29-year-old actor added.

Tevar, a remake of 2003 Telugu blockbuster Okkadu, is produced by Kapoor’s father Boney Kapoor and uncle Sanjay Kapoor.

It will release in India on January 9, 2015. Directed by Amit Sharma, the film has not gone through any major script changes from the original except for the setting.

“We just gave the film a different setting of Mathura and Agra. We made minor changes to it to take our story forward in that world. We have added and subtracted on the basis of length. We held the structure of the original,” Kapoor said.

This is the first time that Kapoor has collaborated with his father, who met with a minor accident during the film shoot.

“It was good to work with dad as we got to spend a lot of time together. His accident during the shooting shook me emotionally. He was on his way back from the shooting location to home. The incident took place after pack-up on that particular night. The moment I spoke and found out he was fine, I was put at ease. He was fine and that was the most important thing,” Kapoor said.

The film has also been remade in Tamil. “I have watched both the versions of the film [Telugu and Tamil] and the inherent energy in the original film excited me to do it. The film is on-the-run story of an ordinary boy who gets into an extraordinary situation. It is something which I always wanted to do. It’s not a larger-than-life-character but his deeds are,” the actor said.

Kapoor would be sporting a rugged look in Tevar again after his debut film Ishaqzaade.

“I play an Agra-based guy Pintoo Shukla, who is very fond of Kabaddi. He is a Kabaddi champion. He is vary passionate about the game and it is the only excitement in his life. He is very sweet and lovable rogue in the film. He is a collegegoer but is not interested in studying.”