Kapoors set the stage for Ranbir

Rishi Kapoor to co-produce son Ranbir's world concerts

Ranbir Kapoor's first world concert tour, which kick-starts in June 2011 and goes on till the the third week of July covering 16 cities in Europe, the US and Canada, would have Rishi Kapoor co-producing the world event along with the Moranis.

This is the first time that Rishi Kapoor is actively involved with producing live concerts.

Rationalises Rishi, "And why not? This is the first time that my son will be stepping on to a live stage. I want to make sure everything goes right. So yes I'm producing and presenting the live concerts. With my experience in live concerts I know I can be useful. I don't want anything to go wrong for my son."

It is being reliably learnt that Rishi will for the first time share a public platform with his son.

Yes , Ranbir will be seen dancing with his super-dancer father for the first time.

Rishi tries to dodge giving a categorical answer to that one. "There's talk on this. We're thinking of a retro section. We're exploring the possibility of Ranbir and I coming together. But right now I can't tell you more on this."

Rishi is also evasive on the rumours that Deepika Padukone has not yet been signed for the shows, apparently because there would be friction between Deepika and Katrina when they're together for so many weeks.

Says Rishi, "All I can tell you is that we have Katrina, Priyanka and Shahid Kapoor are on board. Deepika is likely to be on board. She hasn't been signed yet. No Bollywood concerts have happened abroad in the last three years. Audiences abroad were bored of watching our stars perform the same songs over and over again.

My boy has waited patiently for three years until he thought he was ready to face a live audience. He has turned down all offers to perform at awards functions. And that's his show's USP. When actors perform at awards functions, these are beamed to dozens of countries across the world. Therefore there is no novelty left in watching a star dance on stage. My son has never been seen live."

A singer from Pakistan is also being finalised. While the first lap of Ranbir's world tour will take him to Europe, America and Canada, the second lap, expected to begin in 2011 will take Ranbir to the Gulf and South Africa.

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So everyone thinks that this dashing Kapoor is a Mommy’s boy.

Well, the way it appears, he probably is, and some lovely gals out there aren’t too thrilled about it too. FYI... we aren’t talking about Ms Dee, dahlings. She is quite a favourite in the Kapoor khandaan... at least that’s what we heard. On the other hand, while many Bollywood Daddies play the perfect ‘Godfather’ to their star-kids (we aren’t naming the ABCs here), Rishi Kapoor prefers to let his beta fly solo. Yeah, he knows exactly what is happening in Ranbir’s life (professional and otherwise) but he doesn’t interfere in the script narrations, meetings with producers and directors.

Ranbir makes his own choices and his own mistakes, too. Of course, there’s one area where the Sr Kapoor takes charge — in matters of money. Apparently, Ranbir is not too good at handling his finances (especially now that the bank balance is getting heavier), so Pa takes over and keeps tab on all the moolah he’s making. We’re sure young RK is more than happy to have him do that, so long as no one has a say in matters of the heart. Right, loverboy Ranby?