Arjun Kapoor is LEAVING Mumbai for GOOD and will be LIVING in...

Here's WHY Arjun Kapoor is LEAVING Mumbai... Is he following Ranveer Singh's footsteps...

Published: Thursday,Nov 15, 2018 13:45 PM GMT-07:00

Priyanka Chauhan

If reports are to be believed, Arjun Kapoor is leaving Mumbai for a good reason. The actor who is all set to kick-start his next project, 'Panipat' where he will be seen playing the role of a Maratha Peshwa, is moving to Karjat, a mini hill station.

The film is a period drama helmed by Ashutosh Gowariker and a huge set has been erected in ND Studios in the hilly town Karjat on the outskirts of Mumbai.

Arjun wanted to get into the skin of his character, following which he decided to leave Mumbai and stay in Karjat throughout the shooting schedule of the film. Not only this, he will be reaching the hill station five days before the film goes on floors to get used to the region.

A source from the production has been quoted by DNA, "Arjun wants to live and breathe the role of the fearless Maratha Peshwa that he is essaying in Panipat. So, he will shift to the town five days before the movie goes on floors early next week.

He wants to have a single-minded approach during the intense shoot. He told us that he doesn't want to waste time traveling to and fro and wants to stay with the unit," says a production source.

Now, that some dedication!

However, Arjun isn't the first actor to do so. Earlier, Ranveer Singh too had followed this strategy while he was preparing for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus, "Bajirao Mastani'.

To get into the skin of his character, Ranveer had locked himself up in a hotel room and read the whole script uninterrupted for more than a month. He then disconnected from the outside world and prepared for his role of, Peshwa Bajirao.