Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor has recalled days as an assistant director on the sets of movie ‘Black’ and shared how filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali treated him like others.
He recently spoke in an interview and talked about upheld present-day directors. According to Ranbir Kapoor, the way Sanjay treated him on the sets prepared him for the real world.
“When I assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali on movie ‘Black’, he used to really treat me as an assistant director. I used to be kneeling down for hours, he used to hit us, he used to abuse us… that only hardens you and prepares you for the world,” he shared.
Once Ranbir finished working as an assistant director on the sets of Black, he was launched by Sanjay in Saawariya, opposite actress Sonam Kapoor and even won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the movie.
On work front, Kapoor is gearing up for the release of ‘Brahmastra’ alongside Alia Bhatt and also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy, Nagarjuna Akkineni, and Dimple Kapadia.
The movie is all set for a theatrical release next year on September 9, 2022, after various production delays. Apart from Brahmastra, Ranbir also has Karan Malhotra’s Shamshera, Sandeep Vanga Reddy’s Animal, and Luv Ranjan’s next.
