Riddhima Kapoor Sahni has said that she and Ranbir Kapoor did not grow up with star child privileges despite being born into one of Bollywood’s most famous families. The daughter of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor said her parents gave her a loving but disciplined childhood, sharing cars to school, fixed pocket money and budgeting for foreign trips. Neetu Kapoor also revealed that Ranbir and Riddhima traveled in economy class as children so that they could learn the value of money.
Ranbir Kapoor’s childhood was kept simple
Speaking to Soha Ali Khan on the ‘All About Her’ podcast, Riddhima said that Rishi and Neetu treated both the children equally and maintained a normal home life. “When we were growing up there was no difference between us. We grew up in a very loving home. Of course there was discipline, but it was a very normal upbringing. We did everything ourselves. It wasn’t like we came from a star family,” he said.Riddhima, who recently entered showbiz with ‘Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives’, spent years away from the camera and focused on her business career after her marriage to Bharat Sahni. He later appeared with Neetu in ‘Dadi Ki Shaadi’.
Neetu Kapoor on economy class travel
Neetu said that she and Rishi made sure that their children did not take luxury for granted. “They were very normal kids. They shared a car to school. They didn’t have a driver. They only got a fixed amount of money to spend. Even when they traveled abroad, they flew economy class, stayed with friends and shared apartments. My husband was very specific that they should understand the value of money,” said Neetu.He also said that Rishi avoided buying expensive things for Riddhima. “She never let me buy anything too expensive. She said she would never appreciate the things her husband would buy her. They traveled and lived like any normal child,” he added.
Soni Razdan came on a family vacation on a budget
Alia Bhatt had a similar childhood travel rule. In her book ‘Raising Stars: The Challenges and Joys of Being A Bollywood Parent’, Soni Razdan recalled: “Once, we were traveling to Dubai and couldn’t afford three business class tickets. I told my kids, ‘I’ll travel first class, and you’ll travel economy’. They made faces.”He added: “My logic was that you haven’t earned enough to travel business class yet. When you earn enough to pay a business class fare, please travel business class. Simple as that.”
