No matter how much 'villain' avatar Bobby Deol is rocking on screen now, his own childhood was spent in extreme fear. The infamous 'Ranga-Billa' incident in Delhi in the seventies and eighties created terror in the hearts of the people of India, and even the Deol family was affected by it. The situation reached such a point that the superstar father Dharmendra practically locked his young son inside the house.
In a recent podcast, Bobby shared his life's unknown and unhinged experiences. The incident of August 1978 has haunted the actor for the rest of his life. The entire country was shaken by the abduction and brutal murder of two children of a naval officer in Delhi.
One of Bobby Deol's school friends fell into the clutches of that bully. However, he managed to escape in front of a liquor store due to a headbutt and mutual confusion between the two kidnappers. But then the real danger approaches.
When Bobby's friend started mentioning the names of other kids in the school under police questioning, Bobby Deol's name also came up. By the way, father Dharmendra is shaking in the protection of his son. After that, severe restrictions came in Bobby's life.
Coming home from school, after all, that was his world. Stepping outside the house was completely forbidden. It was so strict that Bobby even had to learn to ride a bicycle within the four walls of the house.
Even later in college, when friends had house parties, Bobby had to be back by 9 p.m. Incidentally, recently released director Prosit Roy's investigative thriller series 'Raakh' is based on this Ranga-Billa case. The series explores a darker side of society's crime and morality, rekindling those old memories of Bobby.
Bobby Deol, who is currently busy with the upcoming film 'Alpha' with Alia Bhatt and Sharabri, looks back today and realizes that the strict discipline was actually an expression of a father's deep love and concern.