Ranbir Kapoor: I am arrogant enough to know my work is good

Updated On: 14 May, 2015 08:30 AM IST | | Shubha Shetty Saha

<p>Grounded, sorted and exceptionally candid, Ranbir Kapoor talks about being arrogant yet secure about his talent, learning from his mistakes and being the 'man' of his house...</p>

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Q. You are still not a hero with a six pack abs, you are the boy next door. Why?
A. That is so not me. If there is a character that needs to have that kind of body, I would do it, but the films I am doing don't require that. I generally do films for the young audience, the audience which relates to you. Having the qualities of a hero is something, but that attempt and that journey to be a hero is something else. I always believed in being an underhero, like Roberto Benigni or Raj Kapoor in 'Shree 420'. The attempt to do something is greater than the glory of it. I tried being the hero in 'Besharam' and realised that I don't have the aura or the conviction to be the typical Hindi film hero like Salman (Khan), Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay (Kumar) or Ajay Devgn... they have the persona and the confidence. I don't have that. Right now I am happy playing the underdog — the guy who's trying to be a hero.

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