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Granny passes heirloom to Ranbir
The actor inherited the golden medal that was gifted to Krishna Raj by her father-in-law Prithviraj 😃😃😃
Amrapali Sharma
Film critics have upheld him as the 'best actor of recent times'. Cinegoers have been bowled over by his performance. But none of this comes close to the way his family has showed their appreciation for the fourth generation Kapoor lad's performance in Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar. Raj Kapoor's wife Krishna Raj Kapoor gifted her little grandson a family heirloom - a gold medal gifted to his great grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor for one of his performances in Peshawar in 1920.
An emotional Krishna Raj visited Rishi and Neetu Kapoor's home Krishna Niwas last Wednesday to hand over the gold medal to Ranbir. Incidentally, Shashi Kapoor was present there at the time as well.
When contacted, Rishi Kapoor told Mumbai Mirror, "The medal was given to Prithviraj Kapoor in the 1920s. It was for a performance in Peshawar during his youth. He gave it to my mother after her wedding in the 1940s. He had put it around mother's nect and told her to keep it with her. It has since then become like a family heirloom. It was something grandfather had won for his talent."
"On Wednesday, Mummyji told me that she wanted to gift the medal to me after watching Chandni. However, she thought it was too early and wanted all of us to work further. She wanted to see who takes the family legacy forward," added Rishi.
"After watching Rockstar, Mummyji has decided to bestow the family heirloom on Ranbir. The medal might not have too much of an economic value, but for me, it is the biggest thing that my son could have been honoured with. It feels great to know that my mother thinks that Ranbir is the one who will take the family legacy forward," added the proud father.
Interestingly, the medal has something written on it in Urdu, which the Kapoor family is unable to decipher. "We don't know how to read the Urdu script. I spoke to Javed Akhtar saab and invited him home. I wanted him to come over and read it out for us." In fact, after receiving the medal, even Ranbir was seen asking everyone about what was written on the medal.
When contacted Krishna Raj told Mumbai Mirror, "My father-in-law gave the medal to me after two years of my marriage. She wanted me to keep it safe. When I watched Ranbir in Rockstar, I decided to give the medal to him. I felt that he could take the Kapoor legacy forward."
Ranbir, who is currently shooting in Ooty was unavailable for comment.
An emotional Krishna Raj visited Rishi and Neetu Kapoor's home Krishna Niwas last Wednesday to hand over the gold medal to Ranbir. Incidentally, Shashi Kapoor was present there at the time as well.
When contacted, Rishi Kapoor told Mumbai Mirror, "The medal was given to Prithviraj Kapoor in the 1920s. It was for a performance in Peshawar during his youth. He gave it to my mother after her wedding in the 1940s. He had put it around mother's nect and told her to keep it with her. It has since then become like a family heirloom. It was something grandfather had won for his talent."
"On Wednesday, Mummyji told me that she wanted to gift the medal to me after watching Chandni. However, she thought it was too early and wanted all of us to work further. She wanted to see who takes the family legacy forward," added Rishi.
"After watching Rockstar, Mummyji has decided to bestow the family heirloom on Ranbir. The medal might not have too much of an economic value, but for me, it is the biggest thing that my son could have been honoured with. It feels great to know that my mother thinks that Ranbir is the one who will take the family legacy forward," added the proud father.
Interestingly, the medal has something written on it in Urdu, which the Kapoor family is unable to decipher. "We don't know how to read the Urdu script. I spoke to Javed Akhtar saab and invited him home. I wanted him to come over and read it out for us." In fact, after receiving the medal, even Ranbir was seen asking everyone about what was written on the medal.
When contacted Krishna Raj told Mumbai Mirror, "My father-in-law gave the medal to me after two years of my marriage. She wanted me to keep it safe. When I watched Ranbir in Rockstar, I decided to give the medal to him. I felt that he could take the Kapoor legacy forward."
Ranbir, who is currently shooting in Ooty was unavailable for comment.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
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