In
a
career
spanning
over
four
decades,
Anil
Kapoor
has
portrayed
diverse
characters
on
screen,
and
earned
rave
reviews
for
them.
That's
why
we
were
a
bit
surprised
when
recently,
the
senior
actor
revealed
in
an
interview
that
he
was
skeptical
to
take
up
the
role
of
Priyanka
Chopra's
father
in
Zoya
Akhtar's
2015
film
Dil
Dhadakne
Do.
The
AK
vs
AK
actor
told
Tiffin
Talks
that
he
has
been
'quite
brave'
from
the
beginning
of
his
career,
and
played
an
older
character
in
Lamhe.
"But
my
issue
was...
I
am
being
very
honest.
I
was
like,
'Priyanka
Chopra's
father,
yaar!'
We
were
supposed
to
do
films
where
I
was
romantically
with
her.
I
thought,
'Ranveer
Singh
phir
bhi
newcomer
hai
yaar',"
he
said
while
talking
about
Dil
Dhadakne
Do.
Anil
revealed
that
it
was
his
son
Harshvardhan
Kapoor,
who
convinced
him
to
take
up
the
role,
reminding
him
that
he
was
just
playing
a
character
and
was
'not
actually
her
father'.
The
Malang
actor
said,
"Harsh
came
to
me
and
said,
'You
are
not
actually
her
father,
you
are
playing
a
role.'
Sometimes,
you
need
such
broad-minded
and
forward-thinking
people
around
you
who
put
sense
into
you.
I
thought,
'Things
have
changed
now,
it's
you
playing
a
character.
You
are
not
actually
her
father'."
Zoya
Akhtar's
Dil
Dhadakne
Do
revolves
around
a
dysfunctional
family
who
is
forced
to
face
their
ugly
traits
under
their
false
facade
when
they
are
on
cruise
trip.
The
film
stars
Ranveer
Singh,
Priyanka
Chopra,
Anushka
Sharma,
Farhan
Akhtar,
Anil
Kapoor
and
Shefali
Shah
in
leading
roles.
While
Ranveer
and
Priyanka
played
siblings,
Anushka
essayed
the
role
of
Ranveer's
love
interest.