Mumbai: Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, triggered by the US-Iran war, actor Ram Kapoor is planning to fly back to Dubai next week to wrap up pending work at his home in Burj Khalifa.
Ram and his wife Gautami Kapoor, who were in Dubai just two weeks ago, cut their trip short when the situation escalated.
In an interview with The Times of India, Ram shared that he has no choice but to go back to Dubai as there is work underway at his home in the Burj Khalifa.
“Last time, we were there for about a week. I thought I would come back to Mumbai and wait for things to calm down before starting again. But now I don’t have a choice. My work is still pending, and the situation does not seem likely to resolve anytime soon and appears to be escalating. It could continue for months, or even longer. If that is the case, I cannot delay any further. I will have to go and complete the timelines I had planned, despite the situation,” the actor was quoted as saying by TOI.
Explaining that the urgency stems from renovation work at his home, he added, “There is work underway at my home in the Burj Khalifa. We received the necessary permissions and have a fixed timeframe within which it needs to be completed, but everything has now come to a standstill. I could request an extension, but we don’t know how long this situation will last. So the idea is to continue with the work and try to finish it as per the original plan. People I know in Dubai are continuing with their lives as much as possible. It’s not an ideal situation, but I am not panicking.”
In the same interview, Ram shared that Dubai is very well organised and “capable of ensuring safety”.
The US and Israel launched a joint missile strike on Iran on February 28, killing their Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other leaders.
Iran retaliated by targeting American bases across the Middle East, as well as military targets in Israel, leading to airspace closure across the Gulf.
