Filmmaker Boney Kapoor once discussed his decision to become a producer rather than an actor. He claimed that he took a backseat and encouraged the Kapoor brothers, Anil and Sanjay, to pursue acting careers. In a previous 1999 TV interview, he discussed his experience working as a producer in the motion picture industry.
He was questioned by one of the anchors that how advantageous it was in the film industry to be Surinder Kapoor’s son. Boney answered, “Bohot zayada faydeman tha, mujhe apne aapko introduce karne ki zarurat nhi padti thi, isse waqt bhi bachta tha (It was very beneficial, I was not supposed to introduce myself, it actually saved time).” The producer spoke whether he did not give a thought to becoming ‘a hero’ and said, “Puri tarah nhi aaya tha kuch kuch aaya tha but kyuki Anil ka khayal mere se zayda tha pakka tha, mujhe backseat leni padi, uss khayal ko pura karne ke liye kissi ko peechne bhi rehna tha (Little bit yes, but not entirely because even Anil wanted to become an actor and was really firm with his decision, so in order to fulfil his dream, I had to take a back seat).”
According to him, his film Prem despite being not so profitable at the box office but still remained his favourite. He said it was his best film because of the tremendous efforts he put into it, and it gave him a lot of satisfaction.
Recently, he produced the film ‘Mili’ which starred his actor-daughter Janhvi Kapoor in it and was released on November 4. The film is a remake of a Malayalam film Helen. ‘Mili’ also stars Sunny Kaushal alongside Manoj Pahwa.