Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor became the heartthrobs of the nation with their debuts in "Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na" and "Saawariya," respectively. They also appeared together on the talk show "Koffee with Karan" and hosted award ceremonies. In a recent interview, Imran discussed the intense media scrutiny that often pitted them against each other.
In the interview, Imran remarked, "It's unfortunate that it always left a very unpleasant aftertaste because that's not how I saw it. From my conversations with Ranbir back then, he didn't get caught up in that either."
He further continued, "My recollection of him is that he took the craft very seriously. He is a cinephile and didn't engage in that sort of thing. This is the spicy stuff gossip magazines love to talk about, which leaves an unpleasant aftertaste. But if neither of us are buying into it, then it doesn't affect us. I remember that whenever a particularly ugly story would come out, we would always make a point to reach out and say, 'Listen, this has happened, are we cool?'"
Earlier this month, Imran clarified that his decision to decline an espionage series was being misconstrued as a critique of Ranbir Kapoor's film "Animal." Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, this crime action drama became one of the highest-grossing Hindi movies of 2023, despite being labelled misogynistic and brutally violent by some viewers and critics.
