Arjun Mathur: The International Emmy Award-Nominated ACTOR!!

The script is your Bible – the words said and believed by Arjun Mathur, the star of the moment!!

It is possible that many of us even didn’t hear his name before the International Emmy Awards 2020 was announced. Herein, he earned the spot. He has been included in the Emmy Awards nomination for his seamless portrayal of Karan Mehra in the web series Made in Heaven.

Despite performing exceedingly well in various several movies, he remained unnoticed and uncelebrated for years. The overwhelming space which is often captured by star kids or mega stars, it takes a village for the outsiders to set their foot in the industry. Finally, the time has come for Arjun Mathur to embrace his portion of fame, and that too in a lavishly honorable manner.

Made in Heaven: A groundbreaking role!

The Amazon Prime web series that changed the perception of normal people towards homosexuality. A fiery theme that goes with multiple characters carrying their own backdrop & story. With a team of four directors like Zoya Akhtar, Nitya Mehra, Prashant Nair, Alankrita Shrivastava, the series depicts the issues which are conveniently buried for long.

Arjun Mathur plays the character who does his job, juggles between professional tasks, and lives on his own terms. What’s not normal to society is he prefers men for his sexual desires. The series presents the story before the scrapping of section 377 of the IPC. And this made him facing hard consequences. Not only did he bring out the emotion beautifully, but he has also shown us his ambit of talent.

Journey of Arjun Mathur:

Arjun Mathur was born on 18 October 1981 in London and brought up in Delhi and Mumbai. He learned acting from Barry John’s Institute and Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York.

Before making his acting debut, Mathur worked as an assistant director for various movies like Kyu… Ho Gaya Na, Mangal Pandey: The Rising, Bunty Aur Babli, and Rang De Basanti. Arjun Mathur grabbed his first role in Mira Nair’s short movie Migration and then, did Farhan Akhtar’s Positive. His first full-fledged Bollywood movie was Luck By Chance, in which he did a striking job. On top of that, he also appeared on a British Drama Series, Indian Summers.

Arjun Mathur: Taking challenges, crushing taboo!

Amassing mounds of appreciations for his nuanced acting in Made in Heaven, Arjun Mathur didn’t change his mannerism at all in order to play the character of a gay. He just went on with his natural skin and did what Zoya Akhtar wanted to bring.

He admitted during one of his interviews to be calm and maintain utmost composure is his motto. While talking about Made in Heaven, he gave full credit to his director as he firmly believes that women have a unique set of thinking and amazing gaze when it comes to direct a film.

Made in Heaven is not the only a movie where he plays the role of a gay man, but he has portrayed homosexual characters earlier in Onir’s I Am and Mira Nair’s Migration. With these path-breaking roles, Arjun Mathur dares to subdue taboo in a fresh and easy fashion. He is elated with the fact that new and challenging offers are coming his way and people in the industry started recognizing him.

His remarkable devotion:

In his 13 years of his career traverse, he never fails to blaze the silver screen, with the laudable performances. His effortless flair through which he brings life into his characters shows his staunch inclination towards acting.

His portrayals are the best tribute to the evolving world and we, the audience, wish that he continues to amaze us with his fearless choices of films. And the recognitions that are continuously gracing his way need to be translated into fresh opportunities.

As the Emmy Award will announce on the 23rd of November, the fans have to wait for 2 months for the announcement.

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