# Rana Daggubati says Ranbir Kapoor, Ayan Mukerji ‘kidnapped’ him for cameo 2026-10-25T13:51:43+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Rana Daggubati has revealed that his cameo in the 2013 film 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' happened after Ranbir Kapoor and director Ayan Mukerji showed up at his hotel room and persuaded him to join them for a late-night shoot. Speaking at IFP at Mehboob Studios in Mumbai on 25 October, Rana said he was shooting another film and staying at Taj Lands End when the two friends arrived. He joked that they ‘kidnapped’ him, took him on a flight to Udaipur, shot the scene overnight and returned the next morning. Rana said another major star had been offered the role first but turned it down. He added that his friendship with Ranbir and Ayan was the main reason he agreed to the part. The actor admitted he barely remembers filming the scene and does not view cameos as equal to full-fledged roles. In the film, Rana appears briefly as a man Naina (Deepika Padukone) meets at a wedding, before Bunny (Ranbir Kapoor) pulls him away. The cameo remains one of the film's most talked-about surprises. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both outlets report the same anecdote from Rana Daggubati about his impromptu cameo, but Times of India presents it as a straight celebrity interview without embellishment, while Times Now leads with the dramatic ‘kidnapped’ label in its headline and capitalised ‘REVEALS’. The difference is entirely in packaging: the underlying facts are identical, with both quoting Rana verbatim on being taken to Udaipur and shooting overnight. A balanced reading treats the story as a light behind-the-scenes recollection from an actor, not a controversy. The anecdote is the story, and the only concrete next step is the continuing buzz around the 2013 film’s surprise cameo. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 1 neutral, 1 sensationalist - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight report of Rana's anecdote with no added framing - timesnownews.com (sensationalist) Leads with 'kidnapped' in headline and capitalises 'REVEALS' for drama This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Ayan Mukerji, Deepika Padukone, Rana Daggubati, Ranbir Kapoor, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rana-daggubati-says-ranbir-kapoor-ayan-mukerji-kidnapped-him-for-cameo/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rana-daggubati-says-ranbir-kapoor-ayan-mukerji-kidnapped-him-for-cameo/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/