Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor became the talk of the town when he portrayed the role of a man choosing to be a househusband and being a pillar of support for his working wife, Kareena Kapoor Khan, in the 2016 film `Ki and Ka`.
On the sixth anniversary of the film, Arjun took to his Instagram account and shared a picture, recreating his `high heels` look that had him strut around in heels, a visual gimmick that signified the world would be a better and a more inclusive place if we removed gender from our gaze.
He captioned the post, “Recreating an imagery that became a mnemonic for social equality! Feeling proud wearing high heels again to urge everyone to champion women. Also, no work should be seen through the lens of gender. Let`s strive to achieve equality at all times. Thank you visionary R. Balki for trusting me with Ki & Ka and for making me a part of a project that I will always be very proud of!”
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Speaking about how `Ki and Ka` will always be a special movie for him, Arjun said, “Romcoms have always been my favourite genre and some of my most memorable hits have been films that explored this genre with a very fresh approach. Ki & Ka will always be a special one in this aspect because I got to explore a film that was also making a statement on what gender equality should ideally mean in today`s day and age.”
He added, “I like to explore differential content if given a chance and Ki & Ka was my attempt to show audiences that I`m prepared to do projects that try and subvert the idea of what a hero should be like on screen.”
Directed by R. Balki, `Ki and Ka` revolves around a young, married couple contradicting the gender roles placed upon women and men in Indian society, by making the man a stay-at-home husband and the woman a working professional.
The film had triggered a national conversation about gender parity in society as the director had positioned the film perfectly with a tag line that read `Striling, Puling, Samething!`. Coming back to Arjun, the actor has an interesting mix of films this year that will see him straddle many genres. He will be seen in Mohit Suri`s `Ek Villain 2`, Aasman Bhardwaj`s `Kuttey` and Ajay Bahl`s `The Ladykiller`.
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