Neetu Kapoor has opened up about why she consciously gives son Ranbir Kapoor and daughter-in-law Alia Bhatt their personal space despite living in the same building as them. The veteran actor also recalled advising late husband Rishi Kapoor to avoid constantly calling daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni after her marriage.During a recent conversation with Soha Ali Khan, Neetu spoke about how parents should step back once their children get married.“I feel once your children get married, you have to leave them alone. I live in the same building as my children, but I don’t just go over whenever I want. I want to give them their space,” she said.“I don’t want them to feel that their mother is always sitting there. Their privacy is their privacy. I don’t interfere. Even Raha comes to me whenever she is free; I don’t go there unannounced,” Neetu added, referring to Ranbir and Alia’s daughter Raha Kapoor.
Neetu recalls advising Rishi Kapoor after Riddhima’s wedding
Neetu Kapoor also revealed that she would often remind Rishi Kapoor not to call Riddhima too frequently after her marriage.“When Riddhima got married, I used to tell Rishi ji not to call her every day. I said, ‘Now Riddhima is married, Bharat is there too, you can’t keep calling all the time. Let her be. You have to move away a little.’ He used to say, ‘I call her whenever I want, I call Bharat also.’ I used to tell him, ‘What are you doing? It’s okay to call sometimes, but don’t call them all the time. They also have a life, don’t be on their head all the time.‘”
Neetu praises Ranbir and Alia’s parenting
During the same conversation, Neetu also praised Ranbir and Alia for the way they are raising Raha Kapoor.“But what a father Ranbir is, hats off. Even Alia. Both of them are amazing parents. They are both so busy and have so much to do, but the way they take care of the child — both of them are outstanding,” she said.
Neetu Kapoor and Ranbir-Alia now live under one roof
Neetu Kapoor currently resides in the same building as Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt after the family moved into their new home in Mumbai in November 2025. The residence holds emotional significance for the Kapoor family as it has been built on the site of the former Krishna Raj Bungalow, the iconic family property once owned by Raj Kapoor and Krishna Raj Kapoor.The bungalow, later inherited by Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor, was redeveloped into a sprawling multi-storey residence where the family now stays together while still maintaining individual privacy and space.
