 "Firstpost At Red Sea 2024 | Ranbir Kapoor on father Rishi Kapoor: ‘We were petrified of him as he was always short-tempered’")
At the ongoing Red Sea International Film Festival 2024, actor Ranbir Kapoor remembered his father and actor Rishi Kapoor. This is what the actor had to say, “He was always busy with movies and we were always petrified of him as he was always short tempered. But when I assisted him, those four months of sharing the room with him, being in different parts of the world, that’s the greatest film school, being on a film set. First you read a scene and how a director envisions it, what kind of direction he gives to the actors, the energies, so just being there teaches you everything.”
On Sanjay Dutt’s biopic
It was an extremely daunting task as I was doing a biopic of a very very big movie star who’s still very much working. I’ve known Sanjay Dutt ever since I was born, he has always been a dear family friend. Life came full circle when I was offered his biopic by Mr. Rajkumar Hirani, one of the finest directors we have. The way he was telling the story, it was all there on paper. It was not a burden but a responsibility to portray him in the best way possible. He was very very particular about not to make him caricaturist. It was hard initially to find the right balance. It was a story I believe people could learn from.
Lachmi Deb Roy is the entertainment editor of Firtspost, Network18. She reviews films and series with a gender lens. Her interviews are called 'Not Just Bollywood' because she takes huge interest in world cinema. OTT over theatrical releases is her preference unless and until its a King Khan film. She takes interest in fashion, food and art reviews too.