AnilKapoor, the Indian Guru of advertising world and the father of actor Ram Kapoorpassed away on April 12 in Mumbai. Paying respect to his father Ram Kapoor tookto his Instagram account and posted a poster curated by Amul. In an exclusive interviewwith The Times Of India, the actor spoke about his late father. He revealed thathe never took his father’s name in his entire acting career.
As perthe interview, Anil Kapoor was suffering from cancer 10 years ago butmiraculously recovered leaving the doctors surprised. It was February 2020 whencancer once again knocked on his door with greater intensity this time. He hadgone to Singapore with his friends where his conditions worsened and were unableto fly back home because of the Covid restrictions.
The BadeAche Lagte Hain actor could have easily made his way through the industrybecause of his father’s name. He chose to make his own identity and not carryhis father’s name into his profession. Talking about the actor said, “thereason I never used his name was that his respect and confidence in me matteredto me the most. He was a self-made man and a true legend and I wanted to proveto him that I could also be a self-made man like him. People take my name withutmost respect though. I’m nowhere near my legendary father, my work and careerhave reached a stage where people recall my father as Ram Kapoor’s father”. There’sno doubt in this that Ram Kapoor has made his father proud and people willremember his father as Ram Kapoor’s dad. It is a matter of pride for any fatherto hear this.
Meanwhile,the actor was last seen in Big Bull along with Abhishek Bachchan.