Rishi Kapoor confirms that R. K. Studios is up for sale

After the fire on the sets of the reality show ‘Super Dancer 2‘, devastated the landmark R. K. Studio in Chembur, the Kapoor Khandaan has decided to put the property up for sale.

In an interview with Mumbai Mirror, Rishi Kapoor said, “For a while, we did juggle with the idea of renovating the place with state-of-the-art technology. However, in reality, it isn’t always possible for a phoenix to rise from the ashes. We Kapoors are very emotional lot but then…”

He added, “The investment in rebuilding the studio would just not have yielded sufficient revenue to keep it going. Believe me, we had to take the larger picture into account and take a level-headed decision. Even before the fire, for years R. K. Studio had become a huge white elephant, toting up losses. The few bookings we would get from films, TV serials and ad shoots would expect free parking space, air-conditioning and discounts.”

Apart from this reason, the other key reason is that nowadays filmmakers prefer to build their sets at studios in Andheri and Goregaon’s Film City and not in Chembur. Rishi Kapoor further stated, “We brothers are strongly bonded. But who knows about our children and grand-children? What if differences crop up in the next generation? The studio would only end up in litigation as so many industrial and textile estates have. There would be family differences and only lawyers would end up charging heavy sums of fee. Do you think my father would have liked to see his labour of love becoming the subject of courtroom proceedings?”

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When asked if his son Ranbir would want to preserve the studio, to which Rishi said, “If he has the money, let him buy it from us then. But seriously, that’s a silly question. It’s Ranbir’s time to concentrate on his career, Sanju has validated him as a commercially successful actor.” 

While talking about the duration in which the sale will take place, he said, “In two days, two months, two years, we have no timelines.”

He concluded,“We had to place a stone on our hearts. Chhati pe patthar rakkhar, soch samajh kar decision liya hai.”

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