Overview
- In a new CNN-News18 interview, the veteran filmmaker says the late Rishi Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor often argued over career choices.
- Rishi Kapoor worried his son leaned toward western sensibilities and urged him to fully embrace mainstream Hindi cinema.
- Ghai adds that Ranbir has become more mature after marrying Alia Bhatt and continues to show humility and respect toward elders.
- He praises Ranbir as a leading actor who has taken risks through varied roles and regrets that Rishi is not here to witness the success.
- The coverage links the comments to Kapoor’s current slate, with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love & War slated for March 2026 and Nitesh Tiwari’s two-part Ramayana targeting Diwali 2026.