This star disclosed that he was beaten on sets and faced his share of struggles, despite coming from a family of actors. Published: September 28, 2024 1:05 PM IST By Despite coming from a family of superstars, this actor faced numerous struggles before rising to superstardom. Well, today he competes with the Khans and Bachchans.
We are talking about none other than . Born on 28th September 1982 to Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor, both renowned actors of the Hindi Film industry. He is the great-grandson of Prithviraj Kapoor and the grandson of actor-director Raj Kapoor.
His elder sister, Riddhima, is an interior and fashion designer. The actor Randhir Kapoor is his uncle, and his daughters, actresses Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, are his first cousins. Well coming from the family of actors, Ranbir didn’t received his first offer quite easily.
He started his journey as an AD and worked with Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the film Black. In an interview, the actor spoke about his experience as an AD on sets. “I was getting beaten up, abused, doing everything from cleaning the floor to fixing the lights from 7 a.
m. to 4 a.m.
, but I was learning every day.” Saawariya to Barfi: The Period of Hits And Flops Following the release of Black, Bhansali cast Kapoor as the lead of his 2007 tragic romance Saawariya, alongside Sonam Kapoor. Well, Ranbir’s acting was quite appreciated, but the film failed to perform well at the box office.
Later, he then went on to give several hits and .
