Agree with you.
I suppose, makers themselves got highly confused over the complex character of Arjun.
But then, if we think about it, many possibilities of his behavior can be concluded.
This is what I think.
His past had been mired with neglect and loneliness. He yearned for love, friendship and care. That very necessity landed him in wrong company of people. Being neglected of all of his childhood and adolscent, he yearned for attention. He never experienced what love of a mother is or how it feels to be cared and by near and dear ones. Even when he's a grown man now ( he must be around 22 - 23 I guess 😕) he still wants everyone to make him centre of attention. He expects all to acknowledge him, praise him. (the reason of his antics during mission)
Also, his trust and faith was shattered when his so called friends deserted him, leaving him alone with a horrendous jail experience. This, along with past scars created an undesirable void. It is just not possible for a man who has suffered so much at such a raw age to behave normal. Scars of past stay for life creating a deep sense of fear. We know, its human tendency to do exactly opposite of what he is supposed to do. Arjun could have tried to change himself for good, accept his mistakes and worked on his guilt feeling, but he simply didn't and let fame, money take control of his head. He let himself flow away when he could have stopped.
A childhood as intimidating as Arjun's leaves very bitter memories. This makes the person (here Arjun) vulnerable, isolated and susceptible to various simple situations. A cunning man like Roongta noticed this and nicely manipulated an innocent, frail Arjun into an egoistic jerk he is today.
This rescue mission will teach him to trust people, and presumably he'll return a changed man. 😊
Edited by SuperChillz1 - 10 years ago