The
hottest
father-son
pair
of
filmdom
after
Amitabh
and
Abhishek
Bachchan
will
be
seen
together
only
in
the
film
that
Ranbir
is
looking
to
direct
late
next
year.
Not
only
does
the
young
actor
want
to
create
roles
that
would
do
justice
to
both
his
father
and
him,
Ranbir
also
wants
to
ensure
that
the
father-son
pair
is
presented
in
best
way
possible.
Ironically
the
two
almost
came
together
in
roles
that
cast
them
in
mutual
conflict.
If
all
had
gone
well,
Rishi
and
Ranbir
Kapoor
would
have
come
together
for
the
first
time
in
Shimit
Amin"s
Rocket
Singh
-
Salesman
of
the
Year,
though
not
in
their
real-life
roles
of
father
and
son.
Everyone
at
Yash
Raj
Films
was
keen
that
Rishi
Kapoor
played
the
role
of
Ranbir"s
scheming
boss,
the
part
that
has
finally
been
played
by
the
little-known
actor
Manish
Choudhary.
But
then
Aditya
Chopra
in
all
his
wisdom,
put
his
foot
down.
Says
a
source,
“The
entire
Yash
Raj
team
was
all
for
casting
Rishi
Kapoor
as
Ranbir"s
boss.
Even
Ranbir,
who
had
planned
to
cast
his
dad
in
his
film,
relented.
Only
Adi
thought
audiences
would
not
accept
Rishi
Kapoor
as
a
negative
boss
to
his
own
son.
We
had
to
relent."
Rishi
Kapoor
confirms
that
he
was
indeed
considered
seriously
for
Ranbir"s
boss" part.
“I
am
told
all
at
Yashraj
wanted
me
to
play
the
role.
They
finally
decided
otherwise.
I
think
they
felt
the
baap-beta
jodi
wouldn"t
be
acceptable
as
boss-employee."
However
Rishi
is
all
praise
for
the
actor
who
replaces
him
in
the
film.
“Manish
is
the
discovery
of
the
year."
As
for
his
own
son
the
exacting
father
comments,
“Ranbir
has
lived
the
character
pf
Rocket
Singh,
though
I
feel
there
should"ve
been
more
Punjabiyat
in
his
speech,"
says
the
proud
father.
Ranbir
who
has
been
waiting
bated
breath,
to
get
his
father"s
approval
finally
got
a
thumbs-up
from
his
dad
when
close
family
members
of
the
cast
and
crew
watched
the
film
on
Wednesday
evening.
This
was
the
first
occasion
when
Rishi
actually
expressed
appreciation
for
his
son"s
performance
and
therefore
a
very
special
moment
for
Ranbir.
“Dad
is
my
greatest
critic.
He"s
such
a
brilliant
actor
I
can
never
match
him.
When
he
said
he
liked
my
performance
in
Rocket
Singh
-
Salesman
of
the
Year
I
finally
felt
I
had
given
a
decent
performance,"
says
Ranbir.