When Ranbir Kapoor Recalled How Rishi Kapoor Fought With Him During Brahmastra’s Shooting As He Was Convinced That It Won’t Make A ‘Penny’ At The Box Office: “VFX Film Kaun Dekhega?”
Rishi Kapoor was convinced Brahmastra would fail to make a penny at the box office, Ranbir Kapoor once recalled at an event. Read.
When Ranbir Kapoor Opened Up About The Time Rishi Kapoor Faought With Him While Filming Brahmastra(Photo Credit –Imdb/Youtube)
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Ranbir Kapoor’s Brahmastra has been in the news since the time the film was announced, and it’s no secret that the Ayan Mukerji directorial took a really long time to hit the theatres, i.e. last year, but not everyone knows RK’s father and the veteran actor Rishi Kapoor who left us in 2020 did not have much faith in the film and reportedly fought with during its shoot. Keep scrolling to get the deets.
The film, for the first time, paired Alia Bhatt opposite Ranbir, and this movie holds great importance in their love life as well, but it was also very VFX heavy which was one of the major reasons behind its delay. Rishi, unfortunately, succumbed to his illness and passed away on April 30th, leaving a void in the Hindi film industry.
Back in 2021, Ranbir Kapoor, during the motion poster launch of Brahmastra in New Delhi, recalled the time when his father, Rishi Kapoor, fought with him while shooting for it. As per Hindustan Times, he was unveiling the first look of his character Shiva. Recalling the late actor and his father, RK said, “I miss my father terribly today. I remember during the making of this film, during these last how many ever years, he kept fighting with Ayan and me and kept questioning us, ‘What are you doing?’ ‘Who takes so long to make a film?’ ‘Who spends so much money?'”
Ranbir Kapoor added that Rishi Kapoor said to him that Brahmastra won’t make money at the box office. He said, “‘Ranbir you’re not making one penny on this film. VFX film kaun dekhega, India mein koi VFX film nahi dekhta.'”
Ranbir also said, “But I believe he’s here somewhere. I hope he’s proud, I hope he’s smiling. And just to pay a small tribute to him, if you guys know it, please join me,” and went on to chime the lines from Rishi Kapoor’s iconic film Karz, “Kya tumne kabhi kisi se pyaar kiya, kabhi kisi ko dil diya, maine bhi diya,” as he blew a kiss towards the sky.
Brahmastra Part One – Shiva was released last year in September; the Ranbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt starrer received a fairly good response at the box office and turned out to be an average affair with earnings of 244 crores in its lifetime.
On the professional front, Ranbir Kapoor has Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal opposite Rashmika Mandanna in his pipeline, which is expected to release in the theatres in December this year.
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