‘Ranbir Kapoor snatched my photographer’s phone, scolded me; Rishi Kapoor posed in place of his son’: Bollywood paparazzo Varinder Chawla

Veteran paparazzo Varinder Chawla recently shared how late actor Rishi Kapoor and his son, actor Ranbir Kapoor, shared a bittersweet relationship with Mumbai’s paparazzi who are always keen on clicking their pictures. Varinder recalled anecdotes of the time when a drunk Rishi Kapoor offered to pose for a photographer in place of his son and when Ranbir snatch a photographer’s phone for following his car. Varinder recalled that once, one of his photographers was following Ranbir and decided to camp outside his house. When he had waited for over six hours, Rishi Kapoor came out with a glass in his hand and spoke to the photographer rather gently. “It was late in the night. Rishi sir might have seen him on his CCTV camera. He came out of his house, he had a glass in his hand and asked him why he was sitting around. So my photographer replied to him by saying that he was there to click Ranbir’s photo. To which Rishi said that he won’t come out now. But my photographer was adamant, he said he wants his photo, so Rishi said, ‘He won’t come out, you click my picture and leave’. Then when my photographer told me what had happened, I told him ‘teri kismat acchi thi (you are lucky), he must be in a good mood that he spoke to you so much otherwise you’d get two three slaps from him.” he shared with a YouTube channel named Hindi Rush. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bollywood Originals (@bollywoodoriginals) Varinder recalled another anecdote about Ranbir and shared the story behind the infamous incident of Ranbir taking away a paparazzo’s phone. Sharing the anecdote Varinder said, “About 10- 12 years ago. One of my photographers was following him at night for a picture. Ranbir was going somewhere, I don’t know where he was exactly going but he stopped his car and asked the guy what he was doing, why he was following him and asked him, who he works for. He snatched his phone and told him, go ask your boss to talk to me. So he called me from another number and said ‘Ranbir Kapoor has taken my phone’.” Varinder said that he had to find Ranbir’s number and get in touch with him to speak about the incident. “He answered my call and scolded me. He then called me back around 2.30-3.00 am and told me that he is returning home and that my boy can take his phone back. He was angry but later on he cooled down and told us to respect his privacy,” Varinder concluded.