Netflix's Black Warrant actor & Ranbir Kapoor's cousin Zahan Kapoor had no idea about the Animal star: 'I was living in my world as...'

Zahan Kapoor, who recently impressed everyone with his restrained yet impactful performance in Netflix’s Black Warrant, is the grandson of legendary actor Shashi Kapoor and the second cousin to some of the biggest names in Bollywood including Ranbir Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Karisma Kapoor.

However, in a recent interaction, the Faraaz actor revealed that he was not close to his cousins during childhood and their bond strengthened over the years.

“More recently, to be honest. While growing up, we were slightly more distant. They were already working members, I was a young kid. We grew up differently. My dadaji also made a conscious decision to separate himself; he valued his privacy. As a nuclear family, we value our privacy. The family would gather on special occasions and once in a while, maybe randomly also," Zahan told Bollywood Hungama.

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“I have developed a relationship with them now more as a young adult because they are my second cousins. So, there is a separation. They are first cousins to each other so their relationship with each other is still closer. But, I have childhood memories with them. The structure of the family is also just so big," he continued.

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“I did not really have an idea about Ranbir Kapoor before he was actually launched. Of course, I knew Chintu (Rishi Kapoor) uncle. But, we were so separate. I was living in my world as a young kid," Zahan revealed, adding, “It was around the time when he made his splash with Saawariya in 2007. I was still in school."

_Black Warrant_ , which is Vikramaditya Motwane and Satyanshu Singh direct, also features Rahul Bhat, Paramvir Singh Cheema, and Anurag Thakur in prominent roles.