Mumbai April 24 (IANS) Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor who has showcased his versatility in a variety of roles but whose recent films have not fared well at the box office says he keeps reminding himself that it is just a bend and not the end.
Ranbir alongwith producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra and director Rajkumar Hirani was present at the teaser launch of their upcoming mega project "Sanju" a biopic on actor Sanjay Dutt here on Tuesday.
In a past interview Chopra had commented that "Ranbir is an incredible actor with stupid script choices".
So when asked if the biopic is going to change it Ranbir told the media: "If every actor knew what he was doing and had a plan everyone would be a superstar. So it is hard and I am trying to learn from my own mistakes."
"I keep reminding myself that it s just a bend not the end. Life is very difficult and requires a lot of hard work and you have to keep working... Like Raju sir s film title Lage raho... " he added with a pinch of humour.
In "Sanju" Ranbir has portrayed Sanjay s different avatars.
Did he make any special observations about Sanjay to portray him better on-screen Ranbir said: "I have always been a Sanjay Dutt fan. For me it was a fan trying to play his icon. So I think the hardest thing I did was to give myself the confidence that I can play this man.
"When Raju sir told me about this film I didn t have the confidence because I thought I wouldn t be able to do it. I don t have the courage don t have the understanding or the acting chops to do it. This is not an acting gig for me. I haven t tried to show good acting bad acting or showcase my talent. I think it was just the opportunity to be part of a story of a person who I consider to be my icon."
Ranbir has entertained audience in many hits like "Bachna Ae Haseeno" "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani" "Rocket Singh - Salesman of The Year" "Wake Up Sid!" and "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani".
The actor in a prior interview had said that he truly learned from Hirani what it means to entertain people.
Asked to elucidate on the same Ranbir said: "What I learned from Raju sir is the power of entertainment. Not what s entertaining to you but what s entertaining to people and I think when a filmmaker makes a film for an audience and not for himself that s such a learning in itself and a selfless act."
Ranbir was also urged to act out a dialogue for the audience. But he said: "I feel very shy to mimic him (Sanjay) otherwise. When I was working on the film it was a character I had to play. Otherwise mimicking feels like disrespecting him. And it s not just me...it s the hair and make-up that adds to my acting on the big screen. So I don t want to disrespect Sanjay sir."
Presented by Fox Star Studios the film will release on June 29.
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