Spent most childhood hearing them fight, says Ranbir Kapoor on his parents' relationship

Ranbir Kapoor recently opened up about his complicated relationship with his late father, Rishi Kapoor. In an interview with Nikhil Kamath on his YouTube channel, Ranbir shared that despite their privileged background, there was always a distance between him and his father.

He recalled his childhood, mentioning how he would sit on the staircase of their bungalow, listening to his parents fight. He said, "My parents went through a lot of fights. We lived in a bungalow, so I have spent most of my childhood on the staircases, hearing them fight. I was always scared and on the edge.”

Ranbir admitted he was scared of his father and never saw the colour of his eyes. He also revealed that Rishi Kapoor took away his car when he returned to India to keep him grounded.

He said, "I believe my father was a short-tempered man, but he was a good man. He was somebody who loved his family, work, food, and alcohol. He was a very open



person. He could speak up his mind."

Ranbir said his father's volatile temperament always scared him. "He never shouted at us, never raised his hand at us, but just because around us his temperament was so volatile that it always scared me,” the 'Animal' actor.

He mentioned how his parents eventually worked through their differences when Rishi was diagnosed with cancer, and he saw the selfless service his mother did for his father.

Ranbir believes that the men of his father's generation were scared of vulnerability and never expressed their love openly.

"I think that generation of men are scared of vulnerability. He never even expressed his love to me. He could never hold my hand. He did hug me, but it had more of pat than a real hug. Maybe I am blaming his generation, but I don’t know. He was very distant. I knew he loved me a lot and cared for me a lot but there was a distance,” said Ranbir.