Actor-producer Anil Kapoor says his
three children -- actress Sonam Kapoor, producer-fashion stylist Rhea
Kapoor and budding actor Harshvardhan Kapoor -- have very different
personalities.
He is a protective father, but is he cool too?
"I am a parent of three children and at the end of the day, a father is
a father. I am protective, but easy with everything. Sonam, Rhea and
Harsh are very different personalities," Anil told IANS here.
"Nature-wise all of them have something in common with me," he added.
Talking about his son, who made his acting debut last year with Rakeysh
Omprakash Mehra's "Mirzya", Anil said: "Harsh's choice of films... what
he watches or what he signs are quite similar to mine."
"In the beginning of my career, I worked in films like 'Kahan Kahan Se
Guzar Gaya', 'Pallavi Anu Pallavi' and 'Mashaal'. Those films were very
artistic. I think Harsh is quite inclined towards art films," he added.
He is equally proud of his "different yet strong and beautiful"
daughters. His younger daughter Rhea produced her first film "Aisha",
featuring Sonam, when she was just 21. Rhea went on to produce
"Khoobsurat" with the elder sister.
She is now gearing up for her next production "Veere Di Wedding", a
story of four women, featuring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam, Swara
Bhasker and Shikha Talsania.
"Rhea is the perfect combination of me and my wife. She has got all the
aesthetic sense, managing people and caring nature from her mother. And
she has a very upfront attitude that even I have.
"The way she encourages new talents, treats her actors, takes creative
liberty to support any idea or content, it's amazing," he said.
What about Sonam, a National Award-winner?
"At times I sit down and wonder... is she really my daughter? I mean,
look at her, she is a special child, she is beautiful not just
appearance-wise, but her heart too. Her philanthropic work, her giving
nature... she is a blessing... and here you caught the emotional
father," said Anil.