Ranbir Kapoor will play Kishore Kumar but won't sing
News
oi-Tarneet
By Puri
Mumbai:
Actor
Ranbir
Kapoor,
who
would
be
seen
as
actor-singer
Kishore
Kumar
in
Anurag
Basu's
biopic,
says
he
carries
a
huge
responsibility
essaying
the
role
but
he
won't
sing
in
the
film.
"Everyone
knows
Kishore
Kumar
was
a
great
singer
and
an
actor.
Its
a
great
opportunity
to
do
a
biopic
on
him.
But
at
the
same
time
it
is
my
duty
as
an
actor
to
do
full
justice
to
my
role
and
the
film.
It
is
a
huge
responsibility," Ranbir
told
reporters.
Kishore
Kumar
was
one
of
the
finest
playback
singers
of
his
time
and
gave
several
golden
melodies
to
Indian
cinema
lending
his
voice
to
many
popular
actors
including
Rajesh
Khanna,
Dharmendra,
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Rishi
Kapoor,
Shashi
Kapoor
among
others.
But
Ranbir
has
no
intention
to
don
the
singer's
cap.
"I
will
not
sing
in
the
film.
But
we
will
use
his
songs.
I
will
try
and
look,
act
like
him.
I
will
adopt
his
nuances
and
mannerisms," he
said.
Ranbir
feels
a
singer
contributes
a
lot
in
an
actor's
journey.
"He
has
sung
songs
for
my
father.
While
doing
Bachna
Ae
Haseeno,
I
got
the
opportunity
to
sing
few
lines
that
were
sung
by
him
originally.
I
feel
singers
contribute
a
lot
in
actors
life...
They
must
be
given
credit
for
their
work,"
he
said.
The
30-year-old
actor
is
yet
to
begin
working
on
the
project.
"The
script
of
the
film
is
not
ready
yet.
We
are
all
waiting
for
Anurag
to
finish
it,"
he
said.