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The time Natalie Portman told Ranbir Kapoor to 'get lost'

The time Natalie Portman told Ranbir Kapoor to 'get lost'

Ouch! The Bollywood actor's fan moment didn't go as planned
Updated 20 Aug, 2016

How many times have we gushed over our favourite celebs? Countless. But what happens when a celeb gushes over another celeb?

In an interview with First Post, Ranbir Kapoor dished that his fan moments with Hollywood bigwigs Quentin Tarantino and Natalie Portman went far from planned, in fact, they were cringe-worthy experiences.

"You know this happens to me a lot. It’s not just Quentin Tarantino. I am star struck. I’ve run behind Natalie Portman at Tribeca. She was on the phone and she was crying. I went quickly behind her and said, 'I love your…' Before I could say 'work', she turned and said, 'Get lost!' So I’ve had my heart broken but I would still chase them," narrated the star.

That's just the tip of the iceberg, during the shoot of his upcoming film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, the star rushed to meet Pulp Fiction director Tarantino only to be ignored by him.

"So with Quentin Tarantino recently, he was promoting The Hateful Eight and we were shooting Ae Dil Hai Mushkil in London. I was shooting in a basement and he was in the building. I heard that he was doing an interview so I went up running. I told Karan, 'Listen, I have to meet him.' Not that I’m going to say that I’m an actor from India. I just wanted to meet him, take a picture, an autograph.

"So I was waiting at the car for like half an hour. I saw him coming and from far I’m saying, 'Quentin, Quentin.' He walks, looks at me, goes and sits in his car. When the door opens, I’m like, 'Sir, picture picture?'and they have it on video. It was really funny and I got teased by the entire crew of ADHM, but just to see Quentin Tarantino," gushed Ranbir.

That has got to hurt.

But Ranbir didn't let that affect him. He said, "This guy really affected my life. His movies — Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction — are instrumental to the work I am doing. Subconsciously I’ve taken so much from those films so it was a big star struck moment. I don’t feel bad about it. I don’t feel like he is such an ass or a rude guy. I understand that it happens because he is in his own world and he is an artist. Artists are supposed to be weird."

Does that make him want to go to Hollywood? Apparently not.

"I was asked to audition as the second lead in Star Wars a couple of years back [but he refused]. I have a fear of auditioning," he said.

Ranbir explained: "Must be [arrogance], but also insecurity that what if I get rejected? It’s more a fear from not having that much faith in my talent. But it doesn’t interest me. What Ayan Mukherjee is making interests me more than Star Wars. Let’s make our own Star Wars. Let’s not chase what’s there. That’s great but I have an opportunity here and I don’t think Ayan is less than a JJ Abrams or a George Lucas. Let me work with him and make our own Star Wars."

Comments

GA Aug 20, 2016 09:58am
Why doesn't Bollywood make a good star wars, or Lord of the Rings etc type of quality films?
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Hodor Aug 20, 2016 10:10am
A sad day for Mawra Hocane.
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voltore Aug 20, 2016 10:57am
Everyone loves Ranbir. Who is Natalie portman? I prefer watching bachna ae haseeno over the geeky star wars movies.
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kin Aug 20, 2016 09:41pm
This is what makes Ranbir special. As an actor esp. So as the Russian actor said once, An actor should have a certain amount of naivete to believe instantly. And Ranbir sinks in that naivete way too beautifully. No we don't want you to go to Hollywood boy, you have paved your own road. And there would be a bevy of bandwagon to follow that road, just like your forefathers I'm sure
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stevenson Aug 21, 2016 12:07am
@voltore Most of us in Pakistan don't care about these Indian movie stars any more than we care about Natalie Portman. What is odd is for an Indian actor to not reaiise that if someone is crying on the phone, they wish to be left alone. Third world people lack basic etiquette and manners as Ranvir shows.
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Bibi Aug 21, 2016 12:54pm
NP is the same age as RK. Shes an oscar winner / degree holder from Harvard and now directed her new film ( which is winning accolades ) on her home town of Israel. Compared to her , what has RK achieved ?
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Pakistani Aug 21, 2016 04:34pm
Quentin Tarantino let me say the man is simply a legend all around the world people are naming their kids after him and Natalie Portman is a beauty with brain and she knows how to act and pick movie roles to challenge herself.
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Amit Aug 21, 2016 05:24pm
@Bibi They are both artists in an industry where the emphasis is on playing characters which are removed from reality. Natalie Portman has also acted in Thor - where a hammer wielding demi god was romancing her. I think it is not really possible to compare between two people in this same shambolic vocation and decide.
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khanna Aug 21, 2016 11:54pm
love ranbir super talented and handsome...who is Natalie?
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Raj Aug 22, 2016 12:03am
The absence of " khan " in Ranbir's last name is the real reason for your headlines . Like Indians care .
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Kailash Aug 22, 2016 12:19am
Not a fan of RK, but appreciate him talking about his embarrassing moments. Generally in movie stars we see the opposite.
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irfan Aug 22, 2016 05:52am
Rk, should not think of himself as less than NP. all Pakistanis love RK
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Aamer Aug 22, 2016 01:09pm
@voltore Natalie Portman is a oscar winner, and a great actress. Who is Ranbir? if he wasnt born in Kapoor family no one would have paid any attention to him in Bollywood.
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Aamer Aug 22, 2016 01:24pm
@Bibi so true.
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Ash Aug 24, 2016 01:19am
How many people will talk like this about themselves?! A very nice and wise guy, indeed.
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Dove Aug 24, 2016 10:05am
Love it, Ranbir is only Ranbir for India not the world!
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fairy Aug 24, 2016 11:45am
@GA Coz for that TALENT is required.
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