Late actor Rishi Kapoor always grabbed people’s attention with his wit. There was a time when when his son Ranbir Kapoor became popular, all the producers started calling Rishi Kapoor when they couldn’t contact him. In such a situation, the veteran actor was angrily saying that I am his father, not his secretary.
In Aap Ki Adalat, Rishi Kapoor was asked if you get angry when people ask you about Ranbir. To this, the actor replied no, it’s a question of pride. Yes, but I am very sad that some producers and directors are calling me to introduce myself. So I definitely tell them that I am Ranbir’s father, not a secretary. If you want to cast him in the movie, tell him the story, what will you do by telling me the story.
If he had listened to me, he would have never let me have Barfi – Rishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor added that if I had taken decisions for Ranbir, I would have never left Barfi for him. I thought: what an image this is, how can you make an image of someone who is mute and deaf. My decision would therefore have been absolutely bad for this generation. The thinking of today’s generation is completely different. The thinking of my generation is different. So I said that if you yourself fall, if your films don’t work, then you will make your own bank through your struggle.
Let us tell you that Rishi Kapoor married Neetu Singh in 1980, with whom he has two children, Riddhima Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor. In 2020, Rishi Kapoor, 67, died of leukemia. The late actor was a part of the film industry for 50 years.