Ranbir Kapoor also spoke about the equation that he shared with his late father, Rishi Kapoor, and revealed that therapy didn’t work for him because he finds it difficult to open up emotionally.
Actor Ranbir Kapoor will speak about his relationship with his father, the late Rishi Kapoor; his wife, Alia Bhatt; and their daughter, Raha, in an upcoming episode of entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath’s People by WTF podcast. A trailer for the episode was unveiled on Saturday evening, and featured Ranbir and Nikhil sitting across from each other and having a conversation about a host of subjects. The teaser also offered brief snippets of his comments about certain unfavourable tags that he has lived with for a large part of his life.
Ranbir, whose equation with his dad has been widely documented, said that he never had the courage to disagree with him. Asked about his childhood, Ranbir said, “My father was a short-tempered man, but a very good man. I never saw the colour of his eyes. I was always like this (bends down with his head low). I never said ‘no’.” Ranbir admitted that he doesn’t express himself, nor does he cry easily. “I’ve tried therapy,” he said, adding, “It’s not that I’m against therapy, it’s just that I have to open myself up. And I’m very scared of opening myself up.”
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Ranbir also addressed his dating life, and without taking any names, spoke about the tags that were given to him after his two most public relationships fell apart. “I dated two very successful actresses, and that just became my identity, that he’s a Casanova. I was labelled a cheater for a very large part of my life. I still am,” he said. Ranbir most famously dated actors Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaifand was criticised in the public after an episode of Koffee with Karan in which Deepika made certain remarks about him, and during the promotions of Jagga Jasoos, when he was visibly at odds with Katrina.
About his daughter Raha’s birth, Ranbir said, “It’s like someone has taken your heart out and just put it in your hands. I think Raha considers Alia as a part of her. With me, she looks for the masti and fun.” Ranbir is married to Alia Bhattand has received criticism by certain sections of the internet for his perceived demeanour around her. This led to him addressing complaints about being a ‘red flag’. They worked together in the film Brahmastra, and are slated to work together again in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love and War.
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First uploaded on: 20-07-2024 at 18:46 IST
