Bollywood superstar Ranbir Kapoor, who is revelling in the success of Brahmastra, possibly India’s first superhero movie, is turning down another mega-hit series, Star Wars, because of performance anxiety.
The Rockstar star revealed in a previous interview from 2016 that he had been offered the role of a second lead in Star Wars, but he had turned it down.
A few years ago, I was asked to attend an audition for the second major role in Star Wars. I dread going on auditions. The actor continued, “It’s more a dread from not having that much faith in my talent.”The Sanju actor defended not accepting the part despite the offer.
Instead, he said, “Let’s develop our own Star Wars,” adding that he would collaborate with Ayan Mukerji on the project. Stop chasing after what already exists.
That’s wonderful, but I have a chance here, and I believe Ayan is on par with George Lucas or J.J. Abrams. Let’s create our own Star Wars together.
Six years later, Ranbir and Ayan produced Brahmastra, their own superhero movie, which broke 23 box office records on its opening weekend and has now earned over INR 200 crore globally, with a goal of INR 500 crore.