Ranbir's jealous of Amitabh

By Rinky Kumar, Team iDiva


With his chocolate-boy looks, husky voice and effortless acting, Ranbir Kapoor has all the girls swooning over him. The actor, who is only two films old, gets chatting with iDiva about his new movies, brand endorsements and what it means to represent Gen Next.

Wake up Ranbir!

My new film Wake up Sid is a coming-of-age-beautiful film about a 21-year-old college boy. I play Sid, who is an extremely lazy guy. But I must tell you, in reality, I'm not at all lazy. I can't afford to be lazy in a competitive world like this.

Challenging role

Acting in Wake Up Sid was quite challenging for me as I was shooting for Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani simultaneously. So, while one was a coming-of-age movie, the other was a quintessential romantic comedy. Juggling between the characters of Sid and Prem (my character in Ajab Prem... was quite challenging. But I loved the whole experience.

Co-star trivia

Working with Konkona Sensharma in Wake up Sid has been a fabulous experience. She is a god-gifted, talented, versatile actor. In fact, when Ayan Mukerji ( the director of Wake Up Sid) narrated the script, the first person that I thought of in the heroine's role was Konkona. She plays the role of Ayesha, a Kolkata girl who comes down to Mumbai to realise her dreams.

Many people have termed our pair as unusual, but I don't think there's any concept like an unusual pair. We have been cast opposite each other as both of us fit our characters perfectly.

(Psst) An unusual thing about Konkona that no one knows is that she can actually finish reading a book within an hour. How cool is that!

Inspiration Inc

I'm actually living my dream of acting in movies. I'm threatened by everyone, right from Mr Amitabh Bachchan to Darsheel Safary. I feel jealous when I see a good performance. That what drives me to work harder.

Forthcoming films

This year, three of my films, Wake Up Sid, Rocket Singh Salesman of the year and Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani are slated for release.

I'm currently shooting for Rajniti. I have also signed up a Sajid Nadiadwala film opposite Priyanka Chopra titled Anjaana Anjaani. I am always extremely nervous before the release of my film. I have a lot of responsibility as I'm only two films old and people have many expectations from me.

Brand Ranbir

I'm currently endorsing Pepsi and Panasonic. Many people have asked me, if I'm replacing Shah Rukh Khan as the Pepsi brand ambassador. But there's no truth to this. SRK is a fairly senior actor and an icon. I'm not replacing him. As far as brand endorsements are concerned, they are very important for an actor. Not only is it a way for me to expand my body of work but it's also like an added bonus.

Gen next actors

There's a lot of positive energy amongst the new generation of actors like Neil Nitin Mukesh, Imran Khan, Prateik Babbar, Sonam Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. I hope all of them do good movies. There were speculations that there's rivalry between Neil and me. But there's no truth to it. We have grown up together. Though he's a couple of months older than me, he's a dear friend.

As far as reports about Imran and me planning to set up a production company are concerned, all I can say is that right now, we are focussing on finding our own grounding in the film industry.

Future plans

I really want to work with my father, Rishi Kapoor. I'm a big fan of him. And in the long run, I aspire to be a director and revive the RK banner.