Actor Ranbir Kapoor was honoured with the Maharashtrian of the Year award at the 10th edition of Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year Awards on Thursday. The actor, while receiving the award shared three rules that he lives by and said that he strives to be a better citizen on India and is “proud to be a Mumbaikar”.
On the stage, after receiving the honour, Ranbir, in his speech, first opened up about the advice he got from business tycoon Mukesh Ambani on how not to let success get to his his head and failure, his heart. He said, “My first goal is to continue delivering meaningful work. I took a lot of advice from Mukesh (Ambani) bhai, who told me, ‘Keep your head down and work. Don’t take success to your head and failure to your heart.”
Ranbir, who is born and brought up in the city of dreams, Mumbai, then trumpeted his love for Mumbai. “My second goal is to become a good person. I want to become a good son, a good father, a good husband, a brother and friend. Most importantly, I want to be a good citizen. I am very proud to be a Mumbaikar and such awards mean a lot to me,” Ranbir concluded.
Ranbir was presented with the award by veteran actor Jeetendra. While giving away the award, the Himmatwala actor remembered Ranbir’s father, late actor Rishi Kapoor. He said, “You’re giving this award to Ranbir who is my very dear friend’s son. So, I’ve been preparing from yesterday what I should be saying here. My wife, my daughter, my son were guiding me. Anyway, I would like to say mujhe khushi hai ke mere jigri yaar, mere lagte jigar, mera sab kuch, Rishi Kapoor ke bete ko yeh award mila hai. Aur aaj woh jahan pahuncha hai woh uski mehnat hai (l am very happy that this award is going to my dearest friend Rishi’s son. Today Ranbir has reached this stage because of his own hard work).”
On the work front, Ranbir’s Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, turned out to be one of the biggest hits of 2023- 2024. He’ll next be seen sharing the screen with Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love and War.
