Yesteryear’s villain Ranjeet’s screen image has been etched in the minds of cinema enthusiasts in a way that is has sort of become a problem for him. Many assume his onscreen lecherous persona as his real life image. In fact many a times, he gets embarrassed in public places especially when he steps out with his daughter.
Recalling an incident, Ranjeet tells ETimes, “I used to visit my daughter when she was studying in Delhi.We would walk together in a restaurant and people would look at me and comment, ‘How disgusting! He is going out with young girls.’ There was a family sitting next to us and the husband kept shouting at them not to look at me. It was really making me uncomfortable. So when the waiter came to take the food order, I said loudly, ‘Arey beti lekar aayi hai, ussey poocho.‘ Immediately after that, the same husband comes and requests me that his wife wanted a picture with me. So I often did it to let people know that I don’t go out with call girls. It was my screen image that often scared people.”
Earlier in an interview Ranjeet had shared how legendary cricketer Kapil Dev’s sister-in-law got uncomfortable after a side-hug. Kapil Dev had to reassure her that Ranjeet was not the kind of person which you see in movies. “I have left a mark on them. Kapil Dev’s sister-in-law had come for some medical treatment. So, I have a habit of shaking hands and giving a side hug. So, she got a little uncomfortable. Kapil Dev then said to her, “Ye vaisa nahi hai jaisa tu samajhti hai,” Ranjeet had said to Lehren.
Recalling an incident, Ranjeet tells ETimes, “I used to visit my daughter when she was studying in Delhi.We would walk together in a restaurant and people would look at me and comment, ‘How disgusting! He is going out with young girls.’ There was a family sitting next to us and the husband kept shouting at them not to look at me. It was really making me uncomfortable. So when the waiter came to take the food order, I said loudly, ‘Arey beti lekar aayi hai, ussey poocho.‘ Immediately after that, the same husband comes and requests me that his wife wanted a picture with me. So I often did it to let people know that I don’t go out with call girls. It was my screen image that often scared people.”
Earlier in an interview Ranjeet had shared how legendary cricketer Kapil Dev’s sister-in-law got uncomfortable after a side-hug. Kapil Dev had to reassure her that Ranjeet was not the kind of person which you see in movies. “I have left a mark on them. Kapil Dev’s sister-in-law had come for some medical treatment. So, I have a habit of shaking hands and giving a side hug. So, she got a little uncomfortable. Kapil Dev then said to her, “Ye vaisa nahi hai jaisa tu samajhti hai,” Ranjeet had said to Lehren.