Ranbir Kapoor says Rishi Kapoor called his film choices 'bakwas': 'You make films that do not reach the masses'

Ranbir Kapoor has revealed that father Rishi Kapoor did not like the kind of films he does. Ranbir will soon be seen in Shamshera thar releases on July 22.

Ranbir Kapoor has said that his father, late Rishi Kapoor, used to call his choice in films as ‘bakwas’. Ranbir has two films lined up for release soon - Karan Malhotra's Shamshera and Ayan Mukerji's Brahmasttra Part One: Shiva. ()

Rishi Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor pose together in this throwback picture.

Asked if Rishi had seen portions of Shamshera, Ranbir said at a press conference, “Papa ne Karan ke saath Agneepath mein kaam kiya tha (My father worked with Karan in Agneepath). That film brought a lot of fame to him and he was very happy with the impact of the film. When I signed this film, he (Rishi) was very happy because he always used to complain about my film choices.”

Ranbir added, "Teri film choices ekdum bakwaas hain. Tu aisi film banata hai (Your film choices are completely useless. You make such films), that do not reach the masses'. Unfortunately, he had not seen the trailer or poster of the film, but I know that he's somewhere out there, proud and smiling at me."

Speaking about the film, Ranbir had told PTI in a recent interview, "It's not easy to portray a larger-than-life character as it involves a lot of responsibilities. Also, I have two characters in this film..one is the character of Shamshera who plays the father and the son, Balli, which had to be distinctively different from each other. I hope people appreciate my first attempt at this genre."