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Ranbir Kapoor REVEALS why he wanted to become an actor!

I even took one-line roles, small parts in the background in theatre productions, so that I could bunk classes, says Ranbir

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Two days ago, Ranbir Kapoor and Pakistani actress Mahira Khan stole the limelight, representing their respective countries at the Global Teacher Prize gala in Dubai. They gave speeches, interacted with fans and shook a leg at the after-party. The actors also shared the stage with footballer Dwight York, author and TV host Bear Gillis, cricket legends Brian Lara and Aravinda de Silva, spiritual leader Sadhguru and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum. Ranbir arrived with businessman, filmmaker and football team owner Bunty Walia. 

At the event, the Kapoor scion introduced two video messages, from England's Prince Harry and Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, and received a big applause for his own speech. "As an actor, I've often thought of how acting and teaching are close cousins.Both require limitless reserves of energy and enthusiasm. Both require humour, empathy, a gift for expressing ideas and holding the attention of an audience. And, both are jobs that come with homework in the after-hours," he said.

The 34-year-old actor also admitted to has memories of spending a great deal of quality time outside the classroom instead of inside it. "People think that I am an actor because my parents are actors. But, in truth, the only reason I wanted to become an actor was to get away from studies. I even took one-line roles, small parts in the background in theatre productions, so that I could bunk classes." 

Post the event, the heartthrob spoke on the two teachers in his life - his second grade Hindi teacher, Mr Khanna, who was like a parent to him, and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who launched his career as an actor. "Bhansali sir beat the craft out of me. He also taught me everything I know about films today. My experience of the best teachers is that they can detect potential - even when a student, and in my case an actor, with the many glittering distractions of youth, is doing their best to waste or ignore their talents. Without teachers much of this potential would go unused," Ranbir said.

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