Rishi Kapoor surprised by Ranbir’s performance as Sanjay Dutt!

Rishi Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor

Ranbir Kapoor, Paresh Rawal

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor has been going gaga over his son Ranbir Kapoor's first-rate act as Sanjay Dutt in his biopic, Sanju, helmed by Rajkumar Hirani.

In a media chat with a daily, Rishi Kapoor talked fondly about Ranbir as well as how big of a fan he is of Hirani. Rishi Kapoor revealed, "I had heard, I was pleasantly surprised by Ranbir’s performance as Sanjay Dutt. It was subtle, sincere and so accurate. I salute Rajkumar Hirani, who is one of my favourite filmmakers. When Munnabhai MBBS released, I was one of the first to go to his home in Bandra East to compliment him. From that time on, I’ve always been a huge fan of the man. Besides Ranbir, I was impressed with Paresh Rawal and Vicky Kaushal. I was actually looking to speak to Vicky, but I am told he is in Serbia."

Talking about how Ranbir has made Neetu Kapoor and him proud, Rishi Kapoor specified, "But I have never voiced my views because Ranbir and I have a pact. I have never interfered in his career, I never will. Even 20 days before Sanju released, there were a few naysayers who did raise doubts on whether it would work and if Ranbir would be able to pull off his act as Sanjay, who is a larger-than-life-superstar. However, now that the film is here and things have worked out, I’m happy. The box office is the ultimate validation."

In the meantime, Sanju is doing great business at the box-office and will soon cross the Rs 200 crore mark.