Riddhima Kapoor Sahni shuts down the notion that Rishi Kapoor didn't want them to join films: ‘My father was just very protective’

While she belonged to the Kapoor family, being Raj Kapoor's granddaughter, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor's daughter, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni never joined movies until now. Riddhima made her debut with 'Daadi Ki Shadi' co-starring her mother Neetu Kapoor. In a recent interview, when Riddhima was asked how her father would have reacted to her acting and debut because he perhaps wouldn't have liked her to do movies. Riddhima was also asked that her father Rishi was known to be critical of even her brother Ranbir Kapoor's work and wasn't seen praising him enough till 'Sanju'.

Answering the question, Riddhima clarified that it's not like her father didn't want them to join movies. She said in an interview with ANI, "My father was very protective... a lot of people might think, 'Oh, he wouldn't let us join films or work,' but that wasn't the case. When I wanted to go abroad to pursue further studies... I told my father that I wanted to study further and do it in the UK. He was very stressed about the idea of his daughter going to the UK alone, living alone, and wondering how it would work out. He paced up and down for half an hour, just thinking and thinking. He used to get very stressed whenever something different or new came up, like the kids going away. I was maybe 16-17 at the time, but he let me go."

She added further, "He said, 'You do what you like, and I know you’ll give it your 100% in whatever you do.' He was very confident about that. Back then, and even now, if I had told Dad, 'I want to do this film, I’ll make you proud, you guide me, and I’ll be doing it with Mom,' he never would have stopped me. He would have been right there, guiding me. I know that because I knew my father; that’s why."

'Daadi Ki Shadi' directed by Ashish R Mohna, also starred Kapil Sharma.


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