Ranbir Kapoor: My father never gives compliments

Wednesday, 30 May 2018 14:42

Ranbir Kapoor said it is hard to please his father, veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, but mother Neetu has always been his biggest fan.

The 35-year-old actor said his father never compliments him and only pushes him to work harder.

Rishi, however, recently praised Ranbir's portrayal of Sanjay Dutt in upcoming biopic, 'Sanju' and the young actor said he was touched by it

"Besides being my father, he is also an actor I really admire and respect... He never tells me to my face that I've done good work, not that I expect it either. But when you hear such words coming from him, it is incredible, it really moved me, made me emotional."

"Every father wants their son to do well, but my father is very careful that he won't give compliments for free. He always tells us 'kasar reh gayi hai, work harder' (There is still scope for improvement, work harder)'. This was a wonderful gift," Ranbir said at the trailer launch of 'Sanju'.

The actor added that his mother loves his performance in all his films.

"My mother is my biggest fan, whatever I do she loves. When she saw 'Bombay Velvet' she thought it was the greatest film in the world," he said.

'Sanju', directed by Rajkumar Hirani, also reunites Ranbir with his 'Saawariya' co-star Sonam Kapoor after a decade. They both started their career together with the Sanjay Leela Bhansali film.

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