When Rishi mistook Ranbir for Sanjay Dutt

Few moments in Bollywood evoke as much warmth and emotion as the candid reactions of veteran actors watching their children carry forward the legacy. One such unforgettable incident took place when late actor Rishi Kapoor was shown footage from Rajkumar Hirani’s

Sanju

, where his son Ranbir Kapoor played the role of Sanjay Dutt. What followed was a heartwarming, emotionally charged reaction from a father who could hardly believe what he saw on screen.In a video clip that surfaced around the time of Sanju’s release and is now doing the rounds of social media, Rishi Kapoor was visibly overwhelmed after watching Ranbir’s transformation.

As filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani and producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra showed him a clip from the film, Rishi, in his inimitable style, expressed genuine disbelief. “If you’re listening, you don’t know how emotionally I’m triggered right now at the point when Vinod and Raju were showing me the statue of yours,” he said, referring to a scene from the film.But the most striking moment came when

Ranbir

made his first appearance as Sanjay Dutt on screen. Rishi Kapoor, caught between awe and emotion, confessed, “The first appearance of yours from the jail, I thought it was Sanjay Dutt, not you. My God, you are so…” His voice trailed off as he struggled to process the uncanny resemblance and Ranbir’s remarkable performance.

Ever the candid father, Rishi Kapoor balanced his admiration with constructive advice. “Okay, fine, fine. You shouldn’t hype your son so much. He’s good.” Ending his video message on a tender note, Rishi Kapoor told his son, “You still got to improve. You still got to do good workI love you, boy. Love you.” Sanju went on to become one of the biggest hit of Ranbir Kapoor’s career and garnered a lot of awards for him and cemented his position in the industry not only as one of the finest actors but a superstar.