Ranbir Kapoor recalls dad Rishi Kapoor ‘drove the family mad’ when he didn’t have work: “My mother used to force him to go to RK Studios”

Actor Rishi Kapoor had long and successful innings as a leading man in movies, starting with Bobby in the mid 70s to the mid-90s. Notwithstanding, like most other leading men in movies, the actor figured out that a time came leading roles dried up. The change to character roles took a few years. In a recent interview, his son actor Ranbir Kapoor recalled those years and how Rishi staying home got on the nerves of the whole family.

Talking to Film Companion during the film’s promotion, Ranbir said, “His transition from a lead actor to a character actor – those three-four years I remember – he used to be just in front of the computer playing bridge. My mother got frustrated because she never saw him home for so long. And he used to drive her mad. My mother used to force him to go to RK Studios and just sit there. Then, my father, for a little period of time, became an interior designer. He started changing different spaces in our house. He started shopping for things. He started doing things just trying to keep himself busy. But he realised that work was in his spirit and he really wanted to work.”

He said, “My mother, myself, and my sister, we were also being driven a little mad because he is also very demanding of your attention. So, we were all hoping and praying that its great that we are getting to spend this awesome time with him but a balanced way would have been nicer. Because this is getting way too much.”