Ranbir Kapoor Admits He Is A 'Product Of Nepotism': Got It Very Easy In Life

Ranbir Kapoor may have proved his mettle as an actor years ago, but the Animal star acknowledged that he's a "product of nepotism." During the ‘Tribute to Legendary Filmmakers Raj Kapoor and Guru Dutt’

event at Whistling Woods acting institute, he spoke about the privilege of his film family background. While he admitted that he’s had it easy in life, he also emphasised the hard work he has put into his craft.Ranbir Kapoor Admits He Is A 'Product Of Nepotism'At the ‘Celebrate Cinema 2025’ festival, organised by Subhash Ghai, RK said, "I'm a product of nepotism and I got it very easy in my life but I always had to work hard because I realised that I come from a family like this and if I don't have an individualistic approach and if I don't make a name for myself, I'll not succeed in the film industry"He continued, "You guys celebrate a lot of success of my family but there are a lot of failures also, and as much as you learn from the success, you learn from the failure also."Ranbir also reflected on how unique his upbringing was, surrounded by stalwarts of cinema. He reminisced about watching his grandfather, Raj Kapoor, passionately discuss films with lyricists and music directors. He said, "What do I feel about being born in this family, for me, it was like any other normal family, I didn’t know any better."Work FrontRK is currently working on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Love And War. The film, inspired by Sangam, also stars Vicky Kaushal and Alia Bhatt. He also has Nitesh Tiwari's mythological epic Ramayana in his kitty. The mega-budget film is set to hit the screens on Diwali next year. Adittionaly, Ranbir will be seen in the sequel of Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal.