3 minutes of readingChennaiFebruary 11, 2026 06:41 pm IST
While Ranbir Kapoor is immersed in the preparations of his upcoming films Ramayana and Love And War, veteran actor Himani Shivpuri has taken to Instagram to praise the actor and highlight his ‘sanskar’. Himani recently met Ranbir and fondly remembered the good times when she was shooting for Ranbir’s father and the late legendary actor. Rishi Kapoor film Aa Ab Laut Chalen, and how she and Ranbir watched Broadway shows together during that time.
Taking to Instagram to share a photo with Ranbir, Himani wrote, “Good morning! It was wonderful meeting Ranbir! What a warm, kind and talented actor! He stood up and touched my feet, congratulating me ma’am, you look the same! Ha ha, Rk’s charm and sanskar, Aa remembered the days of chalen when he was studying in the US and used to come to the sets, and Chintuji used to pressure him to go see pies and musicals.” with me.”
He added, “On my first visit to US, apart from shopping, I was watching Broadway shows. It was amazing outdoors, RK’s amazing hospitality, and we watched Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Sound of Music and many more with Satish Kaushik, Paresh Rawal, Bhattiji, Saroj Khan, sometimes Ash…what a time…@ranbirkapoor.”
The 1999 film Aa Ab Laut Chalen starred Akshaye Khanna, Aishwarya Rai and Rajesh Khanna in the lead roles and was directed by Rishi Kapoor. The film became a box office success.
Recently, Ranbir opened up about his “distant” relationship with his father Rishi Kapoor and how he wants to break that pattern with his daughter Raha and be her friend first. “My father’s relationship with me had a bit of distance, it wasn’t like a friendship, because that’s what that generation was like, there was a glass wall. But now, with my daughter, I want to break that glass wall. I want to be her friend, give her the wings to fly in the direction she wants,” he said.
On the work front, Ranbir’s upcoming and much-awaited film Ramayana, directed by Nitesh Tiwari and in which he plays Lord Rama opposite Sai Pallavi as Sita, is scheduled to release in Diwali 2026. Meanwhile, his other film, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love And War, which also stars Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal, is scheduled to release later this year.