People often observe a striking similarity between Raj Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor and when asked about it, Ranbir said: "I miss him every moment of my life. Today I am here because of him, as he has shown me the path."
"I feel very proud and responsible that I am his grandson. I feel he is looking at me from the sky and feeling happy and proud with the kind of work I am doing," he added.
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Ranbir was speaking to the media on Friday at a song launch "Galti se mistake" from his upcoming film "Jagga Jasoos", along with co-star Katrina Kaif and director Anurag Basu.
Talking about the film and his character, Ranbir said: "My character is very interesting because for me, I never played a detective character and guy who stammers. I have done romantic films in my life but never done father and son story which is so emotional.
"This was very sweet and I felt very good in my heart and I hope it all comes through the film," he added.
Ranbir Kapoor and Anurag Basu have earlier worked in the super successful "Barfi".
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When asked about his experience in working with Anurag in "Jagga Jasoos", he said: "It has been phenomenal experience. While working with him in Barfi, I had no idea what was happening with us but when I saw that film, I was overwhelmed because it had a completely different process altogether."
When asked about his films impressive line-up, Ranbir said: "I feel extremely blessed and grateful because last two years weren't good for me at box-office but to have film with Dada (Anurag), Rajkumar Hirani and Ayan Mukerji, I feel safe. Also they are gifting their vision to me and I hope I can repay this to them with my efforts."
When asked about his hopes with "Jagga Jasoos", Ranbir said: "Its bit superficial thing but when I entered this industry, I always dreamt of winning best actor award and giving good performances so that audience and critics appreciate my work.
"I always had a desire to win a best film award and I hope with this film we can achieve that"
"Jagga Jasoos" is releasing on July 14.