Actor Ranbir Kapoor attended an event at IFFI Goa on Sunday, where he made an interesting revelation about his wife Alia Bhatt’s knowledge of movies and music. He shared that when they first met, Alia did not know who the legendary singer Kishore Kumar was.
During a conversation with filmmaker Rahul Rawail at the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Ranbir recalled, “The first time I met Alia, she asked me who Kishore Kumar was.” The audience, surprised by this admission, reacted with gasps, and one woman even shouted, “Are you serious?”
Ranbir later added that it was part of the “circle of life,” as many great figures are forgotten by new generations only to be rediscovered later.
Reactions on Reddit were mixed, with many users suggesting that Alia might not take kindly to Ranbir’s comment. Some joked that it could be Ranbir’s way of getting back at Alia for her controversial remark about him and his lipstick choice a year ago. One Reddit user commented, “Both should just stop talking about each other in interviews, it’s for their own good.” Another person humorously remarked, “Lipstick revenge taken. What is level of Alia? She doesn’t know the President of India or Kishore Kumar.”
Some users also speculated that Alia might not have known about Kishore Kumar due to her age at the time. One Redditor pointed out, “When he met Alia… meaning when she was 9? In one of his interviews, he mentioned they first met when she was 9 and he was 20. A 9-year-old may not know KK.”
Ranbir was in Goa to honor his grandfather, the legendary Raj Kapoor, ahead of his 100th birth anniversary on December 14. He announced that the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), National Film Archives of India (NFAI), and Film Heritage Foundation (FHF), alongside his uncle Kunal Kapoor, are working to restore 10 of Raj Kapoor’s classic films. “We are going to organize the Raj Kapoor Film Festival from December 13-15 across India, showcasing the restored versions of 10 of his films,” Ranbir said to an enthusiastic crowd at Kala Academy in Goa.
