The Unforgettables: Amitabh Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor talk about cinema, life, sense memory, family

One defined the rage and restlessness of the '70s and reinvented himself in the noughties. The other, a decade old in the film industry, is living up to an enormously rich heritage. Together, they are possibly the finest actors in the Mumbai film industry. Separated by a little over four decades of experience, they have much in common in how they approach their craft. Amitabh Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor talk to each other about cinema, life, sense memory and family.

Ranbir Kapoor: I will not look into your eyes because I am intimidated. I'm such a fan of the work you do. I have ten thousand memories of you, having been around you while growing up. I remember when I came on the sets of Ajooba (1991); I was very young and not aware of actors or what they do. I didn't even know my father was an actor. It really scared me when I saw you in that costume your presence, your magnetism has stayed with me. Another thing I must tell you, Amit uncle, for the past 20 years, you have never forgotten to wish me on my birthday. And when I was in school, in my first semester in New York, I came home and found a message on my answering machine: 'Hi Ranbir, this is Amitabh Bachchan calling to wish you a very happy birthday.' That entire semester I showed