“Maybe, and, really, maybe,” is Shammi Kapoor's non-committal response to the report of his acquiescence to filmmaker Imtiaz Ali's request for a special guest appearance in his next Rockstar , with Ranbir Kapoor in the lead.
“My health raises a big question mark. I would love to do it. Ranbir is just superb — he is a great actor. Talented, handsome, and a wonderful dancer too. But let's see,” says Shammi, the self-taught rocking star of Hindi cinema of the 1950s and the 1960s.
When confronted with stories of Imtiaz's plans to shoot with him during the breaks in bouts of hospitalisation for dialysis thrice a week (the veteran star has kidney failure, necessitating blood transfusion), he heaves a sigh: “Well, nothing has been finalised yet. At the moment it is, like I said, maybe, and really, maybe. We are still working on the possibilities.”
The way things are, the director hopes to wrap up the former rollicking star's work in seven days flat.
