‘She thought I was doing heroin’: Ranbir Kapoor recalls mother Neetu’s ‘devastated’ reaction to catching him smoking

Asked what lie got him into the most trouble, Ranbir said, “When I first smoked a cigarette, and my mother found out… It was a very dark time in my life. It was a dark moment, I haven’t seen my mother feeling so devastated. She thought I was doing heroin.” He said that he didn’t try to convince her that he’d stop. “Of course, you feel bad. I apologised profusely, I begged for forgiveness. But eventually, I guess, parents also give up.”

While Ranbir hasn’t spoken about his vices in public, he did admit in an old interview that he might have a drinking problem. “I don’t have a drinking addiction but yes I have a tendency to drink a lot. When I start, I don’t stop. I guess it’s in my blood; you know how my family is. They are all very fond of alcohol. So, yes it’s in my genes to drink,” he told Health & Nutrition magazine in 2018, and credited Neetu and his sister Riddhima for encouraging him to lead a healthier lifestyle.

Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, directed by Luv Ranjan, debuted to mixed-to-negative response from critics on Wednesday. The film delivered a healthy Rs 14 crore debut at the box office.

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