My mother was not the reason for the break-up clarifies Ranbir Kapoor
There have been many a stories floating in the media on why Ranbir Kapoor & Deepika Padukone cut short their high profile romance.
One such rumor that was very strong was Ranbir's mom, Neetu Kapoor's disapproval about their relationship.
Ranbir for the first time talked about it and clarified the matter while promoting Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.
"It's an issue between two individuals, but people work on several theories and then disturb things. My mother loves me a lot and wants me to live my own life. My mother is also very fond of Deepika. So, at least this was not the reason for the split. I want to clarify, my mother was not the reason for the break-up," Ranbir said.
Ajay Devgn's covershoot for Cine Blitz + excerpts from the interview
His dreamy eyes might give you an impression of insouciance but they miss nothing. His work has been praised on almost every one of his silver-screen outings but that doesn’t make him fanatic about himself or his stardom. Girls swoon at his rugged dark looks and yet, here’s an actor who doesn’t run to check his hair and make-up every five minutes of his waking hours. Talking to Ajay Devgn, who has been in the industry for 20-odd years, is stimulating. For here’s one of the most secure actors of filmdom who speaks without frills and breathes fine without a mirror anywhere in the vicinity!
Agreed, you are beyond hits-n-flops – HIMMATWALA was seen more as Sajid Khan’s failure, than yours. But the unpredictability of this business stays, keeping you on your toes. Despite the years, doesn’t it worry you?
After so many years in the industry, one flop doesn’t get you worked up, not as a person and it certainly doesn’t affect your stardom. That’s not just about me; it is about everyone who has put decades in this field. Even if you want to change people’s perception of you overnight or over a Friday night, it won’t happen. Unless of course there are strings of bad films happening one after the other. But no one is that stupid.
But at the end of the day it is a competitive line of work. You might be above the inconsistency of the profession but the need or want to do better than the other doesn’t die!
I know you guys scoff when you hear actors say there is room for all, but that is actually a fact. You make a good film, that’s all that matters. How much money it made in comparison to someone else’s shouldn’t be your concern. For me, I know I’ve got to do better than my last. That’s important for me because that’s the only indication that I am growing. While I am growing there is always hope, once I stop, someone else is bound to surpass me!
It is like this, even today people come up to me and tell me that no one could have played my role better than I did in say a COMPANY or HUM DIL DE CHUKE SANAM, but the fact is when I see myself in these films, I cringe. I am embarrassed by how I have acted in some of the scenes, knowing well that today I would have done a much better job. That’s my growth as an actor. I believe the day I stop feeling embarrassed about my past work, it would be time to let go.
This is the maya-nagari, it is certainly not that easy to let go…
Today, sitting here with you at this very moment, I am certain that I will know and have what it takes to let go when I realise the time is up. But for all I know, when I am in that spot, I might not be able to do it…Or not even know it’s time! As they say, when you are stuck in the situation, it is tough to get a perspective. So I really cannot say, but I do hope I know…
An actor is always surrounded by his people - his staff and his well-wishers, who are always telling him how good he is, how he nailed a shot etc… at times like this, forget getting a perspective, how does an actor see himself for who he is?
Those are not friends you are talking about, but chamchas. You know, there was this superstar, who liked to surround himself with these chamchas, a good 20 of them or so, and these guys would go on telling him that his films were doing wonderfully in this sector and that, whereas the fact was that his stardom was slipping away and he didn’t even realise it. It is only after two-three years that he began to see things for what they were – by then the chamchas had taken to green pastures! So you see, it is scary to surround yourself with these kinds. Imagine, you start believing something that is not!
For that, I am really grateful to my friends and family for their honesty. They always tell me things just the way they are. I don’t hold many trials before the release of my films, just a select few, for those whose opinions and judgments I trust and they brutally tell me sometimes that I should not have done the film, if they didn’t like it. Of course, it hurts every time that happens but at least I am prepared for the film to tank even before it hits the theatres.
Post time 1-6-2013 10:57 PM
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