Ranbir Kapoor, the heartthrob of many girls, is all set to star in this summer’s most anticipated blockbuster, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, with the hot and charming Deepika Padukone who also happens to be Ranbir’s ex. Rishi Kapoor, Ranbir’s father says that he is very proud of his son and is happy about the fact that his son, like him, has risen to stardom.
Rishi told IANS: “I am very proud that my son is trying to keep the Kapoor flag flying. I always encourage him and want him to do better work. Films are not a joke, it’s our family business and I am happy that he is serious about his career and his work.”
Although Ranbir, 30, had a dull start with Saawariya, but thanks to his choice of roles in Wake Up Sid, Raajneeti, Rockstar and Barfi, the youngster has carved a niche for himself in just six years.
Praising Ranbir’s work, Kapoor said, “He is an actor who has taken a less travelled route. He is choosing different films and doing films that are not the staple diet of film heroes. For that I give him credit.”
He added that Ranbir’s choice in films is his own and that he also takes creative decisions himself. “I have no contribution to that [Ranbir’s decisions] at all. People feel I choose his films, but it’s not so. I am just his father, not his manager,” he said.
Was Ranbir sure about becoming an actor? “He knew his family business is such, so you are inclined to get into it, which is very natural. That must have influenced him. He wanted to go to a film school, so he went there and got trained as an actor. And God has been kind, he has given him some kind of strength to maintain his name,” said Rishi.
Though from the beginning, Ranbir has experimented with various roles, Rishi did not get the same chance.
He didn’t get to experiment much during that time, but recent films like Agneepath have given him a chance to make up for the lost opportunities.
“I have never got to play these kinds of roles when I was younger. When you are young, you want to do romantic roles. Now I am playing all kinds of roles, which are very prominent to the subject and I am happy that they came my way. I love to experiment with different roles,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 22nd, 2013.
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