Actor Ranbir Kapoor says that had Pakistani actor Fawad Khan not “opened the door” by playing a homosexual character in Kapoor & Sons, he would have perhaps turned down an offer to play a gay character. But now the Barfi! star is ready to jump in with both feet.
The actor opened up about his professional as well as personal life in an interview for Vogue India for the magazine’s September 2016 issue.
Kapoor lauded his contemporaries for taking up ‘risky’ roles — be it Alia Bhatt in Udta Punjab or Khan in Kapoor & Sons.
When asked if he would play a homosexual, Kapoor said: “Sure, but now it’s already been done. Now [Khan has] opened the door and it’s easy for us to walk through it. But earlier...I must honestly say, I might have turned it down.”
He is also willing to play a second lead in a movie, but conditions apply.
He said: “Suppose tomorrow Rajkumar Hirani offers me the part of Circuit in the new Munna Bhai, I would play it and try my best to do justice.”
Kapoor is currently living with his grandmother Krishna in her bungalow in Mumbai and training for Ayan Mukerji’s Dragon. He awaits the release of Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, and also has Anurag Basu’s long-gestating film Jagga Jasoos lined up.
In February, after Dragon, he hopes to start shooting for Hirani’s next, a biopic of actor Sanjay Dutt.
Since his debut with Saawariya, Kapoor has had his share of highs and lows.
He was applauded for films such as Wake Up Sid, Raajneeti, Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year, Rockstar, Barfi!, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and was censured for duds such as Besharam and Bombay Velvet.
Referring to his current shoot-less days, Kapoor said: “I think I could have an alcohol problem.”
“It is a visual medium and I have to look after myself. When I shoot, when I work, I don’t drink. But when I’m not shooting...”.
Directing a film is something Kapoor has for long expressed interest in. But the actor says there is still time for him to get to the director’s chair.
“Look, I know how a film is made, but a director has to find the method to tell the story he has to tell. I’m not, because I’m lazy and acting is taking up my time and I don’t have a story, I can’t write,” he said.
