Ranbir Kapoor vows to never play football with ‘competitive’ Alia Bhatt: ‘She will sulk for a long time’

Ranbir Kapoor was recently asked to name the one person he would never want to play football with. Not Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi, the actor named his wife, Alia Bhatt.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | July 19, 2023 09:20 AM IST

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Ranbir Kapoor said even if Alia Bhatt wins, he will only suffer.

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Actor Ranbir Kapoor is a huge football fan, and co-owns the ISL team Mumbai City FC. He often takes to the ground to play friendly matches with his Bollywood buddies. But there is one person he’d never play against. That is his wife Alia Bhatt.

Recently, Ranbir launched his team’s new jersey at an event. During an interaction, he was asked to name the one person he would never want to play football with. The actor replied, “I’ll choose my wife, Alia. Because she’s very competitive. And if I beat her at the game, I know I’ll be hearing about it for a long time and she will really sulk with me. So, I would avoid playing with her.”

The Brahmastra actor agreed that even if Alia wins, it would be his loss, as she would gloat. “So, I am s*****d both ways.”

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During the interaction, Ranbir also shared that the only thing that gave him an identity during his youth was football. He recalled being “below average” at everything he did back in school. “In the 4th or 5th grade, I was pretty below average in everything I did: dramatics, studies. When I joined the school football team, that’s where I really found an identity, a personality for myself. Sports really teach us a lot in life. I remember the first time my name came in the newspaper was because I scored a goal in the inter-school football team from Bombay Scottish,” Ranbir shared.

An old picture of Ranbir Kapoor as he plays a football match with the army and the navy personnel. (Express Photo: Varinder Chawla)

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt got married at their Mumbai home last year, in the presence of family members and close friends. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, in November 2022, and they named her Raha. Within a few months of giving birth to Raha, Alia returned to work. She is now looking forward to the release of her next film, Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.

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Ranbir, who last starred in Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, will be next seen in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal, which is set to hit the theatres on December 1.

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