Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor (Credits: IMDb)
Every actor who dreams of making it big in Bollywood takes inspiration from SRK. On the other hand, Ranbir Kapoor is one of the most versatile actors in Bollywood. Despite keeping his personal life low-key and staying away from social media, the actor enjoys a mammoth amount of popularity and stardom. Now, popular casting director Mukesh Chhabra has spoken about superstar Shah Rukh Khan being everyone’s inspiration and deemed Ramayana actor Ranbir Kapoor ‘number one’ in the industry.
Mukesh Chhabra on Ranbir Kapoor
The Dil Bechara director, who is also one of the most renowned casting directors, Mukesh was asked his views on how one can remain a star in the age of social media where celebrities are being followed by the paps everywhere during a chat with Pinkvilla. In response to this, Mukesh showered praise on Animal actor Ranbir Kapoor and hailed him as, “number 1.” He said, “I think vo jo Ranbir Kapoor ka charm hai na vo jo ek hai na vo log usko dekhne ke liye pagal hain jo tadapte hain jab uski film aati hai, I think vo Ranbir Kapoor jo hai in that order he is the number 1 (Ranbir Kapoor’s charm that people go crazy about him when his film releases and yearn for him, in that order he is the number 1)”
Mukesh Chhabra praises SRK
During the conversation, Mukesh also talked about the industry and his definition of a ‘superstar’. To this, the director has a very honest answer. He said that for him, every individual who is working hard is a star for him. He also said that one can never assure one’s popularity and how big of a star would one become. Talking about Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Last of the Stars’ statement, he added “As far as SRK is concerned, he is a different star who no one can touch. He is very hard-working. There are very few people who are as hard-working as him. ”
He also called King Khan everyone’s inspiration, and the love he has for his craft. “The amount of effort he puts in till date with so much passion, I think he loves acting. Similarly, so many people have that love for him because of which they come to Mumbai for work. Everybody has a common inspiration in SRK.”