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Guess who is getting lucky this September? It is none other than the Kapoor ladka who has struck gold. While everyone knows that actor Ranbir Kapoor is a huge sport fanatic, he is particularly very fond of football. He is passionate about the sport and his favourite team is Barcelona FC.

Incidentally, the die-hard football fan was also appointed the Indian brand ambassador for Barcelona FC, the football club recently.

Not just that, Ranbir was also one amongst those millions of football lovers who was present at the Wembley stadium for the UEFA Champions League.

Incidentally, Barcelona had also won the cup this year and now that their star player Lionel Messi is coming down to India, Ranbir has already fixed his date with the star.

Messi will don the captain’s armband for the first time as Argentina plays a friendly match against Venezuela at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on September 2.

Ranbir is currently shooting for Anurag Basu’s Barfee in Kolkata and has already booked his tickets for the match. A source from the sets says, “Anurag and Ranbir both are very keen to watch the match and have already decided and booked their tickets. They are die-hard fans of the football club and are super excited to meet the star player”.

The actor who had the opportunity to meet Messi earlier told reporters at a press conference, “I had the good fortune of meeting him recently. He signed his jersey for me and I got couple of pictures with him. I am coming to watch the game only as a fan. I am a big supporter of football and I hope that people come and watch it too.”

The 28-year-old actor too vehemently argued that his team was definitely better than football club Manchester United. “It will be great for football as a sport in our country when the big stars come in and I hope that it does something for this sport. We all know that Barcelona is a much better team and also the UEFA champions.”

However, if you thought that you would see them in a film, then you’ll have to wait some more. But for the time being, they’ll entertain you on the small screen as they get together for a television commercial. 

According to an industry source Ranbir Kapoor is thrilled about the opportunity and is looking forward to sharing screen space with his father. If sources are to be believed it’s a drink commercial, and Rishi and Ranbir have already started shooting for it.

Buzz has it that the young Kapoor is taking active interest in the post-production of Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Rockstar.’ It is believed that Ranbir is genuinely concerned about the film and takes active part in its music sittings, following the footsteps of his seniors, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan.

Apparently, Ranbir takes part in the editing of ‘Rockstar’ with Imtiaz Ali. Talking to a daily, a source said, “The editing of ‘Rockstar’ is happening at the producer`s Astavinayak’s office and Ranbir is regularly seen at the office where he is taking part in the editing of the film. The film is extremely close to his heart and he does not want anything to go wrong in the film. He has also struck an amazing rapport with Imtiaz and both of them are always seen having long creative discussions at the Astavinayak Andheri office. Ranbir has also decided that he will take active participation in the marketing and promotion of the film as well.”

Ranbir is so much into gadgets that he has taken a subscription of a multitude of major technology and gizmo magazines. Apparently the actor has special interest in new phones, tablets and different applications. (We know he owns a iPad and a Android tablet)

What is more, Ranbir also keeps himself updated on the launch of new products by surfing the internet and makes it a point to notify his friends and acquaintances about the new products in the market. It does not matter whether or not you are interested in getting enlightened about the improvements in communications and information technology. Ranbir will make sure that there is no ignorance as far as technology is concerned!

Source: Filmi Tadka

On behalf of all the Ranbir Kapoor fans around the world and here at Ranbir-Kapoor.com, we wish him a lot of success for Saawariya.

With SAAWARIYA slated for release next Friday, there’s talk that Bhansali is planning to revive BAJIRAO MASTANI, which he had announced a few years ago. There’s also talk that he’s planning to start a film on the famed Heera Mandi of Lahore. The grapevine is also abuzz that the film-maker is planning a love story again, with freshers heading the cast yet again. “I am not revealing anything right now… Honestly, I haven’t decided what my next move would be. I cannot think of anything till SAAWARIYA releases,” he smiles.

Here’s yet another interview of upcoming artist Ranbir Kapoor, son of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor. Ranbir is nervous about his first release but at the same time is sure that he has given his best shot hoping not to disappoint anyone.

So, how nervous are you? Or should I say thrilled?

You know, honestly, I think it’s a mixture of all. Three-four days back, I was quite blank, I was in a state of zen. And I loved that feeling because I wasn’t nervous, excited or anxious. But now it’s seeping in. The reactions have started coming in from the promos and the music, and so I’m a bit scared and hopefully, everything will come out well.

You’ve seen the film. How did you like it?

You know, because we worked on the film for so long, you can’t really get objective about the film. I’m in love with the film, I’m in love with my character, and I think that even if I’d lasted 10 years in this industry, I wouldn’t get a film like Saawariya.

It’s such a great opportunity to work with someone like Sanjay Leela Bhansali. I hope and pray, and will work doubly hard to work with this man again, because it was just an out-of-control, brilliant experience working with that man. Yeah, you do feel awkward, the first time you see yourself on screen. But it’s just such a beautiful story, and so excellently crafted that it’s a good feeling.

How do you think you’ve done?

I think I’ve done really well. I can’t compare myself with anyone, but on a personal level I think I’ve done a very good job.

You’ve worked before on Black, as an assistant to Bhansali. And now you’re his leading man. How different are things?

I don’t think there’s much of a difference, because I was learning then and am still learning now. He’s given me and Sonam a lot of love. He’s imparted a lot of knowledge about cinema, and about life, to us. And we’re just grateful to him for giving us such a big opportunity and launching us in such a big way. It was always a dream to work under him and my dream came true, so I’ll always be thankful to him. I just hope and wish that he continues to love me as much as he does right now.

Assuming you won’t tell us too many specifics about the character before the movie is out, is the character a lot like you?

Yes. The character’s name is Ranbir Raj, which happens to be my grandfather’s real name, his name was Ranbir Raj Kapoor. There are a lot of things, a lot of character traits which are very personal. There are conscious tributes, like the name, made by Mr Bhansali to my family and my grandfather. It’s a happy-go-lucky character, there’s a lot of inspiration taken from Charlie Chaplin and Raj Kapoor. If the character from Shree 420 was alive today, he would be this character.

Did your parents give you a lot of inputs on acting?

I don’t think I actually went to them for advice. Of course, since I’ve been growing up, they’ve always been subconsciously telling me things which have stayed with me. They don’t sit me down and say ‘these are the things you have to follow.’ They’ve never done that, they’ve left my decisions up to me. They guide me.

I just remember when I was shooting my first song, Masha Allah, I was really nervous. You know, people look forward to Sanjayji’s songs, he has this understanding of song picturisation and music. So I messaged dad, told him that I was really nervous, and asked, ‘What do I do?’

He messaged me back saying ‘Don’t be silly, what are you nervous about? You’re a Kapoor! Just smile and sing the song, don’t act like you’re singing just sing it passionately, and everything will turn out okay.’

Those were really encouraging words and really helped me. And then Sanjayji was guiding me throughout the film.

You’ve spent time on the sets as an assistant director. How much do you think that helps you, as an actor?

Oh, a lot. You know, before this I went to a film school for two years, then to an acting school. I’ve gone through the experiences and I must tell every budding actor or director that the amount you learn on a film set in just two months is something you won’t learn from even 10 years of film school. The grounding experience you get in cinema, the exposure you get…

And I got the opportunity to see Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji, such great actors. Everything was just magical because they are geniuses in their respective fields. I think it’s really important to assist on a film, especially if it’s a director you believe in and respect. You learn a lot, experience a lot and see a lot.

Did you have a plan in mind, to assist first?

Yes, completely. I loved Devdas and wondered if Sanjay Leela Bhansali knew I existed. So I kept a conscious agenda in mind that I would go to him, assist him, get my learning experience and also make it a point that he likes me and casts me in his next film.

You’ve known Sonam forever. Was it fun working with her?

Oh, we’ve grown up together. Such close family friends, our grandparents, parents and finally me and her. She’s such a good human being and apart from that she’s such a talented actress. Everything with her is all-heart. If she likes something she’ll say it, if she doesn’t, she’ll say it. Everything’s black or white, there’s nothing in the middle. And you know, we’re the only two people right now who feel the same thing at this moment, and our friendship has grown as we share the same nervousness and anxiety and excitement. We have the same kind of expectations and we share a lot together, so I think we’re really close friends and our relationship has grown stronger because we did our first film.

It’s one of the year’s most-hyped releases. Is all the buzz scary or exciting?

I think it’s a mixture of both. Scary because you think about all the expectations. The expectations are so high, and the fall will hurt more. But I don’t think about all that. I think of it as a responsibility, and I’ve worked very hard on this film and hopefully people will like it. I’m just asking people to give me a chance and not compare me to anyone. See me as an individual. I haven’t tried to copy or mimic anyone. This is all me, this is all Mr Bhansali and see it as Saawariya.

You’re starting your career with a big Sanjay Leela Bhansali film. Where do you go from here?

It’s scary, because if I had been in the industry for two-three years, and then go to Sanjay Leela Bhansali, I would understand the value of working with him. Getting to work with him in my first film itself, it’s like a diamond-encrusted spoon which is being fed to me. I just hope I can live up to the expectations of working with him.

I don’t know where I go from here. There’s no timetable, no decision on steps I want to take ahead, or the kind of films I want to do. I want to work with everyone and hopefully my journey will be enriching.

What do you think of the way Bollywood has grown over the last couple of years?

It’s fabulous. The exposure to Indian cinema internationally has grown drastically, and people look at it as a form of art. Earlier, it was just entertainment but now people are actually looking at Indian cinema. People say that films of the 1950s and 1960s, the stories they had aren’t being told anymore. I disagree. I feel people are making beautiful films, they have a lot to say.

What kind of films do you like to watch?

All kinds of films. I watch all the Hindi films, a lot of English films, foreign films. If you ask me favourites, I’ll say Shree 420, Life Is Beautfiul and Devdas — Mr Bhansali’s Devdas, that is.

As a student of cinema, how do you categorise Mr Bhansali’s work?

I wouldn’t categorise him, he’s a genius and that’s his style. You don’t come across people like this often. I have worked with him as an assistant director and I can say this with authority that he is the most hard-working person I have come across. To him things haven’t come very easily.

You love the film, you enjoyed working on it. How important is commercial success for you now?

It’s extremely important. You work so hard at it, you’ve given it your all, and who doesn’t want appreciation? At the end, you work for the appreciation, and want the film to do well. I haven’t gotten around to thinking of what’ll happen if it doesn’t do well. I have a positive outlook to it, and we’ll see what happens.

Are you looking at reviving the RK Studios banner?

Definitely, that’s my top priority. I want to bring all the glory days back to the banner. We are working on something right now and soon we’ll have something materialised. In the next two years, there will be a film releasing under the RK banner.

Alot of your contemporaries from film backgrounds are making their debuts. Are you guys competitive about this?

All the newcomers are my friends. I wish all of them luck as they wish for me. It’s like a brotherhood. It could be Neil, Sikandar, Harman, Imaad…

Sanjay Bhansali knows exactly what he wants. Was it hard being his leading man?

Sanjayji is a perfectionist, and he’s worked with such greats as Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. Him working with newcomers means the expectation is on him: what kind of a performance will he take out from the newcomers. I can’t gauge how well I’ve done, if I’ve kept up to his expectations. I worked really hard and Sanjayji is really, really happy with my performance. The biggest compliment he gave me was at the music launch when he said ‘you are the true successor of Raj Kapoor.’

Coming back to your question, there were a lot of stories that Sanjayji would shout a lot, would scold Sonam and me. There was nothing like that. The three of us are like a family: we go out for dinners, movies… Now, if he has certain kind of expectations about our performances, he has the right to shout at us. At the end of the day when you see yourself on screen, you’re just thankful to the man that he did that to us. Without that, I wouldn’t be able to do this performance.

Finally, speaking of Mr Bhansali’s stars and Shah Rukh Khan, how does it feel going up against him on the year’s most-awaited opening weekend?

Honestly, I’m so nervous and excited about it being my debut film that I can’t worry about things like that. Yes, I respect Shah Rukh Khan a lot, and I’ve been a fan of his. I hope his film does well, and our film does well too.

Just that our film does a little better.

Bollywood’s latest and most talked about entrant is Ranbir Kapoor. He has won the hearts of many young girls and guys even before his debut movie hit the screens. To make his career strong in Bollywood, the young lad is ever ready to do anything for his movie. For his first film ‘Saawariya’ directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, he goes bare bum.

In ‘Saanwariya’ the young man has done a scene in which he’s offfered more a peek of his bare backside, but to his credit, he’s quite cool about it.

“Yes, I have bared my butt in the film, and it’s for a song. I was not all embarrassed to do it at all. I would do anything at all for cinema. There are no inhibitions involved. I may be a very shy person otherwise, but once in front of the camera, I can open up. I hope people enjoy watching the scene,” he says.

Dressed in a casual shirt and jeans, lounging on his massive couch, and sipping a chocolate milkshake, Ranbir Kapoor gives no sign of the tumult in his mind. But with less than a month to go before he bares his soul in his debut film ‘Saawariya’ (director Sanjay Leela Bhansali), it seems that ‘star son’, and ‘has it all’ are phrases that are beginning to bother him seriously.

Starry snag
“People think that I have it all on a platter just because I am a Kapoor. But please don’t look down on me just because I am born into a ‘film’ family. We have our own disadvantages, our own disappointments. Sure, my rise is faster, but my fall could be harder,” he says with a hint of irritation.

“I just want respect for the fact that I also had my own struggle. I went through some very tough times during the making of the film. There were times when I would get depressed, but I kept myself going,”he admits softly.

Career mantra
However, Ranbir adds, “I know that even if I had been launched by my own banner, I wouldn’t have got such a great launch. Sanjay sir has taught me a great deal. Everything I do from now on will always be compared to ‘Saawariya’. It is the benchmark for all I’ll do later.”

So is that the reason why he hasn’t signed any films as yet? “I’m reading scripts, listening to story ideas. I want to do all kinds of films. My dad has always told me that many people depend on films for their livelihood, and it’s my job to keep on doing films. That is exactly what I intend to do.”

Pre-release pangs
Right now, life revolves around November 9 (the release date of ‘Saawariya’) for Ranbir. “All I can think of is the release of my film. I am too excited, too scared, too nervous to be thinking of anything else, let alone my next films.”

What does he think he’ll be doing a day before the film releases? After a minute or two of deep thought, he smiles, “I’ll Probably be jumping all over my house, screaming out loudly (a la Tom Cruise?). And, on a more sober note, I’ll be spending time with my family.”

If it bothers him that his debut is releasing at the same time as a Shah Rukh Khan film, he doesn’t let it show. “I want ‘Om Shanti Om’ (‘OSO’) to do well, and I wish them all the best. I want people to like ‘OSO’,” he says, before flashing that famed Kapoor smile and adding a postscript, “I just hope my film does better than theirs!”

Ranbir Kapoor makes his debut in bollywood in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s most coveted project of the year ‘Saawariya’, a young love story featuring Sonam Kapoor opposite him. With charismatic look and innocent smile, Ranbir has already won the hearts of many young girls and guys even before the movie hit the screens. Even though he is nervous slightly about his first release, the young lad is confident about his acting skills and aims to meet up to the huge expectations that surround him.

Q: Are you nervous about your Bollywood debut in “Saawariya”?
A: Honestly, I am not a bit nervous. I was anxious when the promos of the film started showing on television. I received a range of reactions from people I know and that made me both nervous and excited (laughs). I am happy that I am getting so much attention in my very first film.

Q: Are you happy that you are being launched in “Saawariya”?
A: Absolutely, we all have worked very hard for this film. When we completed it, I watched it as one in the audience. Not only did I like the movie but I also liked the character I have portrayed. Right from the time the film went on the floors, I tried to give my best in every shot.

I knew that bagging a film like “Saawariya” and working with a director like Sanjay sir would have been difficult even if I had spent 10 years in this industry now. I hope I get to work with him again.

Q: Does the character you play in this film resemble you in any way?
A: Oh yes, the role I play is much like the real me. My character has been named Ranvir Raj, in dedication to my grandfather Raj Kapoor. I am grateful to Sanjay sir for the way he has paid a tribute to my grandfather and my family through this film.
I love my character in the film, who is inspired by the legendary Charlie Chaplin and the role my grandfather Raj Kapoor played in “Shree 420″.

Q: Your parents have been great actors. What tips did you get from them as you step into Bollywood?
A: I haven’t received any special tips from them for “Saawariya”. They have never made me sit down and take notes from them. They have been teaching me a lot gradually right from my childhood. I have always taken my own decisions but they have been by my side to encourage and guide me.

They have never stopped me from doing anything, instead they have just made me foresee the benefits and the drawbacks of my decisions. I can recall how nervous I was for the shoot of my first song “Masha Allah”.

I just didn’t know what to do so I sent across an sms to my father telling him about my state. He replied via an sms that I shouldn’t be foolish.

He reminded me that I belong to the Kapoor family, he told me that instead of just acting I should sing along and emote with all my heart. His words gave me a lot of strength.

Q: When did you decide that you wanted to become an actor?
A: I didn’t take that decision in a day or two. I am from a family where acting runs in the genes. I was in America when I watched Sanjay sir’s “Devdas”. I had then decided that I would debut only with him. I was already getting many acting offers then but not from Sanjay sir.

I was wondering whether he knows about me at all. So I decided to take the first step and go and meet him, assist him in film-making and then work in his film as an actor. Fortunately, this dream of mine has come true.

Q: How was the experience of working with Sonam?
A: I am very happy that I have worked with her in my very first film. We knew each other since childhood. Sonam is very intelligent and straightforward, she talks from her heart. If she doesn’t approve of something she would go ahead and speak out.

Our friendship has grown stronger during the shooting of this film since as newcomers both of us were going through the same emotions. We have shared a lot of feelings.

Q: Are you under any kind of pressure to perform since you are from the illustrious Kapoor clan?
A: No, not at all. At this point of time, I don’t want to think that people would compare me with other members of my family who have been or are into acting.

I don’t want to think whether I would stand up to their expectations or not. I am responsible for what I am doing. I want to work very hard so that people don’t write me off as worthless. I don’t want to let anybody down.

Q: Did you join this profession because you are from the Kapoor family or do you genuinely love acting?
A: I wouldn’t say that I was mentally prepared to play a hero on reel. I just wanted to be part of cinema, I didn’t know whether as an actor, or director or producer or as someone else. At the same time, it is true that I am where I am because of my parents and grandfather. As of now, I want to add to their reputation.

Q: How’s Sanjay as a director?
A: He is not only an excellent director but also a good human being. He is a rare gem you won’t find everywhere. Many people say he is very lucky but the truth is he has sweated out a lot to achieve the top place in the industry.

Q: In the promos of “Saawariya”, you are spotted in a cap and with a guitar in hand, just like your father. Whose idea was this?
A: Every bit of the movie is Sanjay sir’s concept and idea. If I am resembling my father in any scene then that’s very good. We have received very good response to our first promo though I have not been intentionally made to look like my father. I have just acted out what the character demanded.

Q: The RK banner is going to be revived soon. Would you like to work under it?
A: Of course, that would be my first priority. I am going to bring back the golden days of the RK banner. We are going to start work in this direction very soon. I can’t reveal any more now but I promise you will get to watch a film under the RK banner in the coming two years.

Q: You are a big competition to other newcomers in the industry. What’s your take on that?
A: Come on, it’s not like that. Most of the newcomers in the industry are my childhood friends. They are all working hard the way I am, so my best wishes to all of them. Neil, Harman, Sikandar, Imaad and Imran are all like my brothers. I want them to wish me well the way I wish them well.