"My father was very religious and pious", Ranbir Kapoor opens up on his father being religious and watching him pray while growing up

Late actor Rishi Kapoor, who passed away on April 30, 2020, at the age of 67 after a brief battle with leukaemia, was "extremely religious," according to Ranbir Kapoor. According to Ranbir, the late actor "would pray twice a day" and say "jai" whenever he passed a little shrine. He claimed that part of the reason he believes in God is because he watched his father as a child.

When asked if he has 'inherited any religious thoughts' from his father he said, "I’m an intense human being and I believe in God. My father was very religious and pious. He would pray twice a day. While travelling by car, whenever he saw any small mandir, he would say, ‘jai’. Such things are instilled in you from your childhood days so you carry these traditions forward. We love our traditions, love our Gods and I'm like that only. I’m intense, but my personality is very chilled out."

Ranbir further said, "Papa was very strict, but he was wonderful. It was because of him I got exposure to the world. He was the one who sent me abroad for further education thus I have received a huge learning both practical and education wise. Thanks to dad, I could learn the worldly things to a certain extent at least subconsciously... I think my upbringing and the value system instilled by my parents, I will carry that in my children. It's a lifetime commitment. You aren't qualified but will become qualified."