Rishi Kapoor will soon be seen on the silver screen in Bewakoofiyaan
Mumbai:
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, who plays Sonam Kapoor's father in director Nupur Asthana's Bewakoofiyaan says he isn't likely to be seen in any "stereotypical" fatherly roles as he finds them "too unexciting".
"If you notice, I didn't play my own son's (Ranbir) father in Besharam. It is not vanity, just sanity. I can't do the stereotypical father's role. They don't challenge me as an actor at all. So I avoid doing father's roles. It's just too unexciting," said the 61-year-old.
"To my good fortune I am getting roles that do not require me to be the so-called father," he added.
Bewakoofiyaan, he says, offered him a rare chance to further a father's role.
"In Bewakoofiyaan, there are only three main characters - Sonam's, Ayushmann's and mine. The film gave me a chance to do something more than what we generally see fathers do in our films. Not that there is anything revolutionary or path-breaking about a father frowning over a daughter getting married," he said.
However, the versatile actor sees Bewakoofiyaan as a sign of the changing times.
"When I did the roles of the loverboy, parental approval for choice of soul-mate was very important. And if the loverboy of yesteryears didn't get the father's blessings, he had to elope with the girl.
"If you remember, in Bobby (1973) I had to flee on the mobike with Dimple Kapadia. Now in Bewakoofiyaan, my daughter says, 'This is the guy for me. You better accept it.'"
Rishi finds his transition from the rebellious lover-on-the-run in Bobby to the disapproving father in Bewakoofiyaan interesting. "Today, in Bewakoofiyaan, I am in the position that Pran-ji as my father occupied in Bobby. I've been working for the last 42 years. And look at how much has changed. In Bobby, the parents tried to bully the lovers. One can't do that anymore.
"In Bewakoofiyaan, the father has to accept the fact that his daughter is an adult and can take her own decisions about her life, however concerned the father may be about his daughter's lifestyle.
"Couples today work together towards achieving a common goal, whether it's a house, or holidays abroad or whatever. Parents have little say in their children's life," he said.
Rishi doesn't interfere in his own children's life in real life. He has two children - daughter Riddhima and son Ranbir.
"They are independent individuals with minds of their own. If today I was to behave like Pran saab in Bobby, my children would laugh in my face. Today parental intervention is permissible only to the point where the kids respect your opinion," he said.
"If you notice, I didn't play my own son's (Ranbir) father in Besharam. It is not vanity, just sanity. I can't do the stereotypical father's role. They don't challenge me as an actor at all. So I avoid doing father's roles. It's just too unexciting," said the 61-year-old.
"To my good fortune I am getting roles that do not require me to be the so-called father," he added.
Bewakoofiyaan, he says, offered him a rare chance to further a father's role.
"In Bewakoofiyaan, there are only three main characters - Sonam's, Ayushmann's and mine. The film gave me a chance to do something more than what we generally see fathers do in our films. Not that there is anything revolutionary or path-breaking about a father frowning over a daughter getting married," he said.
However, the versatile actor sees Bewakoofiyaan as a sign of the changing times.
"When I did the roles of the loverboy, parental approval for choice of soul-mate was very important. And if the loverboy of yesteryears didn't get the father's blessings, he had to elope with the girl.
"If you remember, in Bobby (1973) I had to flee on the mobike with Dimple Kapadia. Now in Bewakoofiyaan, my daughter says, 'This is the guy for me. You better accept it.'"
Rishi finds his transition from the rebellious lover-on-the-run in Bobby to the disapproving father in Bewakoofiyaan interesting. "Today, in Bewakoofiyaan, I am in the position that Pran-ji as my father occupied in Bobby. I've been working for the last 42 years. And look at how much has changed. In Bobby, the parents tried to bully the lovers. One can't do that anymore.
"In Bewakoofiyaan, the father has to accept the fact that his daughter is an adult and can take her own decisions about her life, however concerned the father may be about his daughter's lifestyle.
"Couples today work together towards achieving a common goal, whether it's a house, or holidays abroad or whatever. Parents have little say in their children's life," he said.
Rishi doesn't interfere in his own children's life in real life. He has two children - daughter Riddhima and son Ranbir.
"They are independent individuals with minds of their own. If today I was to behave like Pran saab in Bobby, my children would laugh in my face. Today parental intervention is permissible only to the point where the kids respect your opinion," he said.
