By Kusumika Das
Arjun Tanwar made his acting debut in the recently released film Detective Sherdil, starring Diljit Dosanjh and streaming on Zee5. Directed by Ravi Chhabria, the film features Arjun in the role of the boyfriend of Banita Sandhu鈥檚 character, who plays the deaf and mute daughter of Boman Irani, the business tycoon. Interestingly, Arjun鈥檚 character is also deaf and mute in the story. In an exclusive interview with Zoom, Arjun opened up about his decade-old bond with lead star Diljit Dosanjh and how it felt to finally work with him. Unfiltered Arjun Tanwar! 鈥淚t began almost 10 years ago when we used to go to the same gym. So Diljit used to come every single day, and he used to watch me work really hard. One day he just came to me and he told me that, 鈥楶aaji, you working hard. You will be very successful.鈥 And I was really happy to hear that, those words stayed with me,” recalled Arjun. Arjun added that getting to act in a film led by Diljit was a full-circle moment for him, saying, 鈥淎nd when I got to know that I am about to do a film, such a beautiful character in a film that is led by Mr. Diljit Dosanjh… I think it was a full-circle moment for me.鈥 He also spoke about how the two reunited in Budapest while filming, 鈥淲e shot this entire film in Budapest in Europe. And this film, we were residing in a hotel in Budapest, and coincidentally, I was just working out in the gym that day. And Diljit Paaji just came and he saw me and he hugged me and he congratulated me and he told me that, 鈥楶aaji maine kaha tha na?鈥 And I was so happy to hear that.鈥 Reflecting on working with the superstar, Arjun added, 鈥淚 really love him, I really respect him and he really respected me. I love the way he actually performed all the scenes. Before the action, he used to have a very introverted energy, very much with himself. But when there was this action, he all of a sudden used to become a different character. So I really got to learn a lot from him on the set.鈥 When asked about his chemistry with co-star Banita Sandhu, Arjun spoke fondly of their off-screen camaraderie. 鈥淵eah, it was fantastic. Off screen, we used to, you know, gel up really well. We used to connect to our food for that one reason that we both are food lovers,鈥 he laughed. However, he shared that he had to follow a strict diet for the role. 鈥淏ut then because of the filming, I was on a very strict diet. I almost used to eat half of my stomach empty so that I can look the part. Whereas when it came to Banita, she had a good amount of food. And despite having that, she looked amazing. So the food did not really affect her.鈥 Arjun joked, 鈥淪o I used to be jealous of her and she used to make fun of me because of this very thing. That’s why there used to be a banter that really translated beautiful on screen.鈥 Summing up their onscreen bond, he said, 鈥淲hen you see us on screen, you can always say that there was this comfort, was this mutual respect that we have towards each other that was translated beautifully in every scene that we shared together.鈥 Did you like our brief chat with Arjun? Let us know by tweeting at @TimesNow!