I’d be happy to do a KJo film: Ranbir
Ranbir Kapoor is taking it easy for the next two months. His film with Imtiaz Ali, Rockstar, has been delayed by a month, thanks to the unavailability of AR Rahman (he’s going on a world tour), who’s scoring the music of the film. And he’s only too happy about this accidental breather as it gives him more time to promote his all set for release film, Raajneeti.
Ranbir plays a member of a political family who gets sucked into politics “because of some dirty games”. His observations on Indian politics? “The youngsters in the country are definitely going to change things for the better. I have tremendous belief in the likes of Rahul Gandhi and Sachin Pilot. The little I know about politics is through the media. I have voted in the past two years. We have a great leader in Dr Manmohan Singh,” says Ranbir. While on a promotional tour recently, Ranbir engaged in a panel discussion on whether one needs to be a graduate to enter politics. “I think everyone should get a fair chance,” says Ranbir, whose character in the film has shades of grey.
He starts shooting for Rockstar by June-end. “I’m playing a Jat in it and hence, working on the diction. I also plan to wrap up my ad shoots in the next two months,” reveals Ranbir. Ask him why he declined Karan Johar’s film co-starring Shah Rukh Khan, and he says, “That’s actually incorrectly reported. I’d be happy to do a film Karan offers.”
At 27, he’s clearly a young achiever. “Only the young bit is true. I haven’t achieved anything yet. It’s just the beginning. I grew up loving movies. I hope to have a long career and continue doing good films. In order to be an achiever, you got to have a body of work. I don’t really consider myself that talented. I have been lucky to work with great directors and would want to work with them again,” maintains Ranbir. And while on the subject of directors, he admits that he has plans of directing a film one day. “It’s a bit of an immature dream. The day something inside me tells me to do it, or I have a story to tell, I will do it,” he smiles.
Does he regret making his personal life public? “Yes. I was really young when I started out. I didn’t really know what to say and what not to. Next time, I won’t hide anything personal from the world. But then, I wouldn’t talk much about it either as it affects the families and the girl in question,” he signs off.
