Let’s find out what Ranbir Kapoor and Salman Khan have to say about the much-awaited magnum opus ‘Saawariya’

"No gift can equal 'Saawariya' ever. Besides that I'd have liked my sister Ridhima to be here. She did send me her gift from Delhi," says Ranbir.

Though his birthday was a low-key affair, fans inundated him with messages.

"The SMS has been going crazy. When I woke up in the morning there were at least 45-50 messages including one from Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and then there were girls on the road screaming Happy Birthday. It felt good."

He prefers celebrating his special day with family and close friends.

"It's always that for me. Why should it be any different this time? A couple of friends came home. No big noisy party for me. I'm not the party kind at all. And I'm not a birthday person maybe because I don't like to build expectations around one day.

"You never know how it would turn out and I hate disappointments. For me the greatest happiness is to share my evening with my family.

Asked how it feels to share his birthday with Lata Mangeshkar, Ranbir said: "My grandfather Raj Kapoor used to be a huge fan of Lataji. I'm myself a huge fan of her. Just to tell people I was born on the same day as such a great legend gives me a huge high.

"I love her old songs from RK Films, specially 'Aa ab laut chalen' ('Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai') and all the songs of 'Satyam Shivam Sundaram'. I love old songs of the 1950s and 60s. My all-time favourite number is 'Kissi ki muskurahanton pe ho nissar' by Mukeshji."

That was well groomed well behaved and to the core Kapoor who maintained a dignified silence about the hype around his first movie, a very down to earth Ranbir Kapoor

Now lets speak to the opposite a very out spoken the one who never hide his feeling’s our very own Salman Khan on the much awaited magnum opus ‘Saawariya’

What's your role in the film?
I can't tell you that.

You were working with very young stars. Did that make you feel old?
Old! I am feeling 30 years younger.

You said that you have given your six packs to Shah Rukh Khan? Your sense of humour was at a peak during the music launch event.
No no, I am serious. What sense of humour? He just hasn't returned my six packs back to me yet.

So is it true that you also called up SRK and appreciated his new toned body?
Ya, of course what he has done is amazing.

SRK calls you the Dadasaheb Phalke of bodybuilding?
That's good. That's the reason why he gave me his stomach and I still have his stomach and he has my six packs with him. So now I will work out his stomach and give it back to him.

Ranbir and Sonam are both newcomers. What was your experience working with them?
I got a chance to work with both of them in the film and I think that both of them are phenomenal. Sanjay Leela Bhansali is absolutely fantastic and as far as performances go, he extracts the best performance possible out of all actors. And since Sonam and Ranbir were his assistants in his earlier film, 'Black', he selected them and did a one-year workshop with them. Now you can imagine how fabulous they are going to be in the movie.

Can you say something about your character in the film, even if only briefly?
It's a surprise and I am sure the people are going to like my character in the film.

What's your take on the film?
I don't think anyone can make an animated film bigger than Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The movie is superb and it is a visual delight. He handles intense scenes with ease and this makes him stand out as a director. He is the only one living legend as far as directors go today.

For the newcomers, it's obviously a very exciting moment for them, as their first film will be releasing in November. But you have done so many films so when you compare this film to your others, how do you feel?
I think this will be one of my biggest films in terms of the visuals, the scale and the production values.