Ranbir Kapoor astatine IFFI 2024's In Conversation league connected 'Celebrating the Life & Works of Raj Kapoor - The Greatest Showman’.
Ranbir Kapoor is each acceptable to reunite with filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali aft a spread of 17 years for Love and War, and the actor’s excitement is palpable. “I americium highly excited. He is my godfather. Everything I cognize astir films, everything I cognize astir acting, it is thing I learnt from him,” Ranbir said astatine the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) successful Goa connected Sunday.
Working with Bhansali again has been a nostalgic acquisition for Ranbir, who revealed that the filmmaker remains unchanged contempt the transition of time. Ranbir made his acting debut with SLB’s 2007 movie Saawariya. Expressing his heavy reverence for the acclaimed director, Ranbir said, “He hasn’t changed astatine all. He is highly hard-working. All helium thinks astir is his movies. He conscionable wants to talk astir the character, helium wants you to create, bash thing different.”
Ranbir Kapoor has earlier spoken publically astir his challenging acquisition moving with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, revealing that the manager would often outcry and scold him connected set. Despite this, Ranbir has expressed his admiration for Bhansali’s trade and dedication to his work, and has credited the manager with teaching him invaluable lessons astir filmmaking and acting.
The actor’s reunion with Bhansali coincides with a important milestone – the 100th commencement day of his grandfather, the legendary filmmaker-actor Raj Kapoor. To commemorate the milestone, Ranbir, on with the NFDC, NFAI, his uncle Kunal Kapoor, and the Film Heritage Foundation, has undertaken a monolithic task to reconstruct Raj Kapoor’s films.
“We person done 10 films truthful acold and we person overmuch much to do,” Ranbir said, adding that a movie festival volition beryllium held from December 13 to 15 to showcase his grandfather’s iconic movies crossed India. “I americium truly hopeful you guys volition cheque retired his enactment due to the fact that determination are truthful galore radical who haven’t seen his work,” Ranbir said, emphasising the value of introducing generations to Raj Kapoor’s cinematic legacy.
Ranbir besides highlighted the value of remembering India’s cinematic roots and celebrating the contributions of pioneers similar Raj Kapoor. “I retrieve the archetypal clip I met Alia (Bhatt), she asked me, ‘Who is Kishore Kumar?’ It’s conscionable the ellipse of life. People are forgotten and past newer artiste come. So, I deliberation it’s precise important that we retrieve our roots. Not conscionable Mr. Raj Kapoor, determination are truthful galore filmmakers and artistes that we should perpetually celebrate,” Ranbir said.
Love and War, besides starring Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal, is scheduled to beryllium released successful cinemas successful March 2026.
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