Boney Kapoor: Yash Chopra offered me a part in Lamhe; never took it seriously

Boney Kapoor has been a producer in the Hindi film industry for four decades. Right from Mr. India to Judaai to Wanted, he has financially backed some extremely successful films. He's now all set to enter into the world of acting as he's on board to play Ranbir Kapoor's father for Luv Ranjan's next film.

 

The filmmaker revealed to Times of India in an interview that he was coaxed to take up the offer by Arjun Kapoor and his three daughters Anshula, Janhvi, and Khushi. He said, “I had said no to Luv Ranjan. He reached out to Arjun, and he, along with my three daughters (Anshula, Janhvi and Khushi), convinced me to do it. Arjun told me that Ranjan had me as a reference point - that of a ‘Punjabi father' - when he wrote this part. So, he thought I was ideal for it."

 

He added, “Acting requires you to do what the director asks you to, so I wasn't sure, but Arjun said that I just need to be myself. He even told me that this would be a good change and also an opportunity to stay away from production stress for a bit."

 

Did you know that Yash Chopra wanted Boney Kapoor to be a part of his film Lamhe, which also had Sridevi and Anil Kapoor? The filmmaker revealed, “I wasn't sure if Yashji was serious, but he had offered me the part in Lamhe, which was played by Deepak Malhotra (Sridevi's husband in the film). I never took it seriously. I guess he knew that I just wanted to be close to Sri (smiles). I had even gone to Switzerland under the pretext of some work, just to see her when she was shooting for Chandni."

 

He continued, “At least seven-eight members from our family are actors now! My children are excited for me, and that makes me happy. Isn't that great?"

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