Actor Ranbir Kapoor has revealed that his father, late actor Rishi Kapoor, would ‘test his directors’ and ‘was always a big bully’ on sets. He also said that filmmaker Zoya Akhtar used to tell him that Rishi would ‘take over a project’ if a director didn’t stand up to him.
Ranbir told Peeping Moon, “My father was always a big bully and he used to test his directors. If he comes on too strong and the director doesn't hold his own and agrees to everything he says, he knows he has to take over the project."
"So he always did this testing thing but thankfully, Karan (Malhotra) is such a confident person himself that he always stood his ground.”Ranbir Kapoor to Peeping Moon
Karan Malhotra is the director of the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Shamshera, which marks the actor’s return to the big screen after a few years. Karan has earlier also worked with Rishi Kapoor in his directorial debut Agneepath which released in 2012. The film also starred Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, and Sanjay Dutt.
In his interview, Ranbir further said, “Even Zoya used to tell me that he (Rishi) is such a bully but if you don't stand up to him, he will take over the project. So this was his way of testing people."
Rishi was also a part of Zoya Akhtar’s directorial debut Luck By Chance which also starred Dimple Kapadia and Juhi Chawla among others.
On the work front, Ranbir’s film Shamshera is slated for release on 22 July. The film also stars Vaani Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt. The actor also has Ayan Mukerji’s Brahmastra lined up with Alia Bhatt. The film, scheduled to release on 9 September, also stars Nagarjuna, Mouni Roy, and Amitabh Bachchan.
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