Ranbir Kapoor and Nikhil Kamath Podcast: Recently there was a long podcast between Ranbir Kapoor and entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath, which is currently being discussed on social media. In this interview, Ranbir Kapoor has talked about many topics like his parents, marriage, relationships, wife, daughter, films. In the world of spicy and scandalous interviews, this podcast between Ranbir and Nikhil is very special. The reason for this is that Ranbir Kapoor does not just talk openly about his personal life. Rather, during this interview, many taboo topics like men’s mental health, sensitivity, father-son relationship and personal insecurities have been discussed. In the last few years, the hero of ‘Alpha Male’, one of the films which has shown the depth of masculinity in cinema, is openly putting forward these very delicate feelings.
Closeness and distance between father and sons
Sons are closer to their mothers and daughters to their fathers. We all have heard this, but daughters’ love for their father remains intact and often the turmoil of life after marriage makes them closer to their mother also. But this distance between the sons and their father never turns into closeness. talking about his father Ranbir Kapoor said, ‘You know, I have never seen the color of my father’s eyes. Because whenever he was in front of me, my eyes were down. I was so afraid of him. Referring to his film ‘Animal’, Ranbir said, ‘In Animal, I was crazy about my father, but in reality I was very afraid of my father. Although he never shouted at us, he never hit us. But his anger was so much around us that we remained scared. This is the reason why since childhood, whenever someone shouts around me, I get disturbed. Whenever there were fights between my parents, I would always sit on the stairs. I have seen all this, so I was always a little scared. Ranbir says that my father was never expressive about his feelings, hence I never understood his point of view. However, when Ranbir was asked why his father was like this, you understood it. On this he said that perhaps the men of that generation knew how to be fathers like this.
Ranbir Kapoor with his daughter Raha
‘A man does not feel pain, and he certainly does not cry…’
Cinema has nurtured many sentiments in the society like ‘angry young man’ and ‘mard ko dard nahi hota’. It is very difficult for men to express their feelings openly in front of someone, or to show tears in their eyes. This tradition has been set for men in such a way that sometimes men are not able to keep their sensitive feelings even in emotional moments. Ranbir Kapoor also told in this interview how he could not cry at the time of his father actor Rishi Kapoor’s death. The actor said in this interview, ‘My relationship with my mother is very good, but not so good with my father. Although my love and respect for him was complete. I stopped crying very quickly. You may find this strange to hear, but I did not cry on my father’s death. Ranbir also remembered the moment when his father cried in front of him during treatment in New York. He said, ‘I didn’t know whether I should hold him or hug him… I felt that distance. I feel that I did not get a chance to bridge that distance and give them some love.
This conversation between Ranbir Kapoor and Nikhil Kamath openly exposes the very delicate feelings of men, which have been imposed by the society as ‘custom’. It is as if the delicate feelings and sensitivity of men have been kept locked behind these films which show crying women and heroes fighting every enemy. Such dialogues are very important for the mental health of men. In this conversation, you have an open discussion on expressing emotions, insecurities, mental health, and relationship dynamics, which is very important to understand.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 31, 2024, 11:52 IST
