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Ranbir Kapoor would do 'Animal' again completely despite the controversy
“If you had to do it all over again, would you?
Ranbir Kapoor: A hundred percent.
The kind of see, I was kind of stagnating and hitting a saturation point in my career.”
Ranbir Kapoor: Entertainment media cares more about personal lives than films
“I think the relationship of film actors with Indian media, especially entertainment media, is a bit shaky. It's because you start talking to them before the film is released. And people are not really interested in knowing about the film as much as they're int…”
Ranbir Kapoor believes press interviews do not effectively promote films
“I think a lot of actors and film people realize that interviews is not the way to go. To promote a film.”
Ranbir Kapoor says father Rishi Kapoor was not a good director
“Realized that my father's a terrific actor, but he's not that good a director because he doesn't have a temperament to be a director. He's very short tempered.”
Ranbir Kapoor disputes claims that men face worse oppression than women
“Listen, women in this country are also really oppressed. Like, really oppressed. And I see it in a city like Mumbai. So what happens in India, we don't even know. So it'd be very unfair to say that men are more oppressed.”
Ranbir Kapoor: Mental health struggles must be solved, not used as an excuse
“And I think mental health is something that It's nice to kind of tackle it also quietly, with a lot of grace, and not really, don't use it as an excuse, you know, to not do things, or not be a certain way. It's a problem. Find a solution. Keep working at it. T…”
Ranbir Kapoor: If an audience rejects a movie, the film is flawed
“The audience didn't like it, and audience is king. If audience doesn't like something, it means there's something wrong in the film. Otherwise, there's no reason for them not to watch the film.”
Aamir Khan regretted sacrificing family relationships for his career, says Kapoor
“I know Mr. Aamir Khan, when I meet him now, and, I met him two years back, and he was in tears. So what happened? He's like, I've spent 30 years of my life, and my only relationship I have is with my audience. I don't have a relationship with my children, I do…”
Ranbir Kapoor: Previous generation of men feared emotional vulnerability
“I think that generation of men are scared of vulnerability. Yeah, like, even like to express his love to me, he never could like hold my hand. He could hug me, but his hug had a, you know, it wasn't a hug. Maybe I'm blaming it that it's that generation, but I …”
Ranbir Kapoor: I apologize to critics rather than arguing
“I don't really agree with them, but I'm not, I'm in that phase in my life that I really don't argue with anybody, and if you don't like my work, I'll say, sorry, I'll try harder next time.”
Ranbir Kapoor: Therapy felt like learning how to manipulate life
“And I have tried therapy before my father got sick in London, and I don't think therapy worked for me for two reasons. Firstly, because I don't think I could completely, honestly express myself to the therapist. Maybe I wasn't someone who I connected with. And…”
Ranbir Kapoor names Vicky Kaushal, Ranveer Singh, and Kartik Aaryan as top peers
“You know, you have a, an actor which you don't quite appreciate right now, but him in a right film at the right time will just change it for you. But as of right now, two actors that I really like is Vicky Kaushal. Ranveer Singh. And I like Karthik also.”
Kapoor: Corporate financing and IP ownership are transforming film economics via OTT
“I think the new corporate system of financing films and owning IP is also is also being a game changer now because of OTT. Because of social media. So IP is a big game right now. As it is everywhere.”
Ranbir Kapoor: Directing is a selfless job where you give others credit
“It's very hard, Yannicka, because you are, basically, it's such a selfless job, a good director. You know, you're doing everybody's job, but giving them the credit for it.”
Ranbir Kapoor says he is not a fan of method acting
“They teach you the method. I'm not a really big fan. Of the method.”
Ranbir Kapoor plans to launch a streetwear and lifestyle brand
“I am planning to start a brand. It's been a couple of years that I'm working on it. A lifestyle brand Essentials something which… Streetwear.”
Ranbir Kapoor: Sneakers like Jordans and Yeezys have hit a roadblock
“I know sneakers have also hit a roadblock right now. Especially the Jordans and the Yeezys. So somebody has to come up with something new.”
Ranbir Kapoor: Monogamy is the only healthy way to live
“I think that's the only way, right? I mean, that's the only healthy way of living is because I wouldn't want my woman to be with somebody else. So I wouldn't be able to accept that. So it's only fair that that person expects the same from me.”
Ranbir Kapoor: Marriage Requires Sacrificing Facets of Individual Personality
“Especially when you're in a marriage, you know, you have to let go of your personality. You know, I'm sure she is also letting go of her personality. We kind of adjusting to each other, trying to make it livable for each other. Any marriage is doing that. So y…”
Ranbir Kapoor: Fatherhood Challenged My Lifelong Emotional Detachment
“Now that I am a father and I have a daughter that's a game changer. So that is making me question detachment and indifference. Because I feel like, I was just born, you know, like I was reborn right now. So the 40 years of my life that I've lived was another l…”
Ranbir Kapoor says he did not cry when his father died
“You know, for me, I didn't even cry when my father passed away.”
Kapoor: My relationship with God is purely gratitude, never asking for favors
“I, every night I say, thank you, God, and I go to sleep. So I've never ever asked God for something, even when I'm in trouble, even when like my mother's fighting with me, and I don't have another conflicted conversation with her, where she's going to cry, and…”
Ranbir Kapoor first met Alia Bhatt when she was nine
“The first time I met Alia was when she was nine years old. And I was 21. Nine, I was 21? I was 20 years old. And we did a photo shoot together for a movie Sanjaleela Bansali wanted to make called Baleka Badu, about child marriage.”
Ranbir Kapoor: Romance with Alia Bhatt began in 2018 on a Tel Aviv flight
“This is 2018. We started working on a film called Brahmastra, which Ayaan made. With the first thing we did on Brahmastra, we went to Tel Aviv to work with this movement coach called Edo Portal. And on the plane is when we started our romance.”