Ranbir Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor are so completely different but so related: Karan Malhotra

New Delhi: Movie director Karan Malhotra has labored with each actor Ranbir Kapoor and his father late actor Rishi Kapoor. Whereas Karan has collaborated with Ranbir for his or her upcoming interval drama ‘Shamshera’, he labored with Rishi in ‘Agneepath’. Karan speaks about how Rishi and Ranbir are distinctive as actors.

Karan says, “I’m lucky to have labored with each Chintu uncle and Ranbir, they’re so completely different but so related. Whereas with Chintu uncle we might argue, combat and have a number of discussions on the character arc of Rauf Lala. He all the time gave me immense respect and by no means handled me like a primary time director. The challenges we threw at one another solely made the character greater. I miss the insanity on set with him each single day.”


He provides, “Ranbir and Chintu uncle are very completely different however their work ethics are related. They each give up to the imaginative and prescient of the director. Rishi Kapoor had all the time been vocal about his want to see Ranbir do a hardcore business movie. So with that thought, working with Ranbir on Shamshera has been extraordinarily pleasant. He has given the character his all and I now can’t look ahead to audiences to witness the magic that he has created on-screen.”

The story of Shamshera is about within the fictitious metropolis of Kaza, the place a warrior tribe is imprisoned, enslaved and tortured by a ruthless authoritarian common Shuddh Singh. That is the story of a person who grew to become a slave, a slave who grew to become a pacesetter after which a legend for his tribe. He relentlessly fights for his tribe’s freedom and dignity. His identify is Shamshera.


The high-octane, adrenaline-pumping entertainer is about within the 1800s within the heartland of India. It has the massive promise of a by no means seen earlier than Ranbir Kapoor, who performs Shamshera within the movie! Sanjay Dutt performs Ranbir’s arch-enemy on this large casting coup and his showdown with Ranbir shall be one thing to be careful for as they are going to ferociously go after one another with no mercy.

Directed by Karan Malhotra, this motion extravaganza has been produced by Aditya Chopra and is about to launch in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu on July 22, 2022.