Ranbir hails singers, says they contribute a lot in actor’s life

Actor Ranbir Kapoor feels Kishore Kumar sang from the heart.

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, who has been roped in to play the main lead in a biopic on legendary performer Kishore Kumar, feels that a singer must be given due credit as he plays a very important role in an actor’s life.

“Kishore Kumar has sung for my father so many times. While doing Bachna Ae Haseeno, I got an opportunity to sing a few lines of his [Kishore] song too. A singer contributes a lot in an actor’s life and must be given credit for that,” he told reporters at a press conference arranged for Colors Screen Awards.

Ranbir, 30, who is a fan of the late singer said, “Whenever we talk of Kishore Kumar, all we can say is that he used to sing from his heart.”

Kishore died in 1987 at the age of 58; he gave the Indian film industry evergreen hits such as, Chalte Chalte Mere Ye Geet Yaad Rakhna, O Hansini, Aa Chal Ke Tujhe, Pyar Manga Tumhi Se, Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas, Hawa Ke Saath Saath, Chhukar Mere Mann Ka and Jahaan Teri Ye Nazar Hai.



The actor also revealed that the script of the film is not ready at the moment.

“It is a great opportunity for me to act in a biopic of Kishore Kumar on screen. The script is not ready at the moment and we are waiting for Anurag Basu to complete it. It is my duty as an actor that I do full justice to it,” said Ranbir who proved his versatility with films like Rockstar and Barfi.

Ranbir will not be singing in the film, but “I will try my best to look and act like him”.

At the moment, the actor is busy with two of his upcoming films, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Besharam.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 9^th, 2013.                

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