Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor – Battling the expectations

What most of the new acting aspirants fail to realize when they complain about the pedigree and bias in launching star kids is; the extra amount of pressure that is imposed on starlets in living up to the standards of their blood relations.

The destiny of these star-kids is predefined and they face challenges in living up to the family legacy and performance standards. An average performance which can bring a non-star-kid newcomer accolades brings these same star-kids brickbats for not being able to surpass their parent’s skills. The expectations are high and only sheer hard work can help them continue to exist in the industry. Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor are no exceptions as they get readied to face the verdict on their acting talent with their debut movie ‘Saawariya’ directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

“They are both extremely talented — the genes do count for a lot,” says acting mentor Roshan Taneja who trained them for Saawariya.

Rishi Kapoor wishing his son the best of luck in all his future endeavors says “I get the jitters just thinking about Ranbir’s debut. I’m not nervous about the boy. I know he’ll surface. I’m confident of the boy. He’s trained to be a good actor. Now how good or bad he is, we’ll only come to know after the film releases. I’ve not seen even the rushes of Saawariya. All that I know is that Ranbir will work hard.”

An anxious father, Anil Kapoor can only wish her all the luck as she has to find her own place in the film industry. “I’ve seen portions of Saawariya and Sonam has been completely groomed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. What Sunita and I have tried to give her is our values. And I’ve tried to give her whatever experience I have in the industry. But at the end of the day, it’s the director and producer of the film you have to look up to and give your best to,” he said.

There is a popular saying which reads, “Don’t judge a book by its covers” and same in judging the acting talents of these star kids. Rate them for what they are and their ability is and not for what their parents are.

Ranbir Kapoor’s fan club wishes both Ranbir and Sonam good luck on their first step to success.

Don’t forget to catch them on big screen on Nov 9th, 2007. Catch the first day first show of their debut film Saawariya.