Arjun Kapoor has a particularly tough childhood. Even after turning his life around by defeating obesity and making himself appropriate for the film industry, problems didn't leave him alone. Before Arjun made his Bollywood debut with the film 'Ishaqzaade', he lost his mother Mona Shourie. As a way battling the grief, Arjun immersed himself into work. In a recent conversation with a news outlet, Arjun talked about how he cope up with the loss of his mother.

He said, "I took on too much work to run away from personal issues of losing my mother and somewhere that helped. I have made 16 films in the last 9-10 years. I have done a lot of work. But I did not take out enough time for myself, as in for my own mental health and physical health."

He further added, "So, if there is something I have learnt out of it, going ahead I would like to change that. I think the best part is that I have been able to make a career for myself and be independent. I come from a good family, I am privileged, I am someone who is well taken care of. I have had my own struggles and journey, which cannot be compared."