Another sad day for Bollywood as Rishi Kapoor, Original Chocolate Boy of Bollywood and a Veteran Actor, Passes Away Aged 67 after a Long Battle with Cancer in Mumbai.
He has died after a two-year battle with Leukaemia. He breathed his last at the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai. He was treated in New York for cancer and returned to Mumbai Last year.
Rishi Kapoor‘s demise was confirmed by his brother Randhir Kapoor. Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar also shared the news on social media.
A statement from the Kapoor family said that the actor “remained jovial” and “kept doctors entertained till the end.” Rishi Kapoor, who was famously fond of life, “would like to be remembered with a smile and not with tears”.
Rishi Kapoor cremated at 4 pm at Chandawadi crematorium in Mumbai; Alia Bhatt, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan attend last rites…
He Last Breathed as a Most Iconic and Most Famous Song of His Father, Raj Kapoor, Kisi Ki Muskurahaton…
Let’s Sing the Song Once in His Tribute…
Kisi ki muskurahaton pe ho nisar
Kisi ka dard mil sake to le udhaar
Kisi ke waaste ho tere dil mein pyaar
Jeena isi ka naam hai
Maana apni jeb se fakeer hein
Phir bhi yaaron dil ke ham ameer hein
Maana apni jeb se fakeer hein
Phir bhi yaaron dil ke ham ameer hein
Mitte jo pyaar ke liye woh zindagi
Chale bahaar ke liye woh zindagi
Kisi ko ho na ho hamein to aitbaar
Jeena isi ka naam hai
Kisi ki muskurahaton pe ho nisar
Kisi ka dard mil sake to le udhaar
Kisi ke waaste ho tere dil mein pyaar
Jeena isi ka naam hai
Rishta dil se dil ke aitbaar ka
Zinda hai hami se naam pyaar ka
Rishta dil se dil ke aitbaar ka
Zinda hai hami se naam pyaar ka
Ki marke bhi kisi ko yaad ayenge
Kisi ke aansuo mein muskuraanyenge
Kahega phool har kali se baar baar
Jeena isi ka naam hai
Kisi ki muskurahaton pe ho nisar
Kisi ka dard mil sake to le udhaar
Kisi ke waaste ho tere dil mein pyaar
Jeena isi ka naam hai
His father, Raj Kapoor, and grandfather, Prithviraj Kapoor, were doyens of Bollywood, the vast Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai. He was among one of the Bollywood’s most legendary love stories, he ended up by marrying Nitu Singh. She has worked as a co-starred as his love interest in several films.
He was part of the Kapoor acting dynasty which has long dominated Bollywood, the Hindi film industry. The actor made a huge splash in 1973 with his first lead role in Bobby – a teenage love story.
Kapoor began acting as a teenager and received the National Film Award for his debut role as a child artist in his father’s 1970 film Mera Naam Joker. He acted in more than 90 films, often as the romantic lead, and became well known for his talents in singing and dancing.
He had a second coming in this decade, doing character roles and appearing in some interesting cameos in small films.
One generation of the Kapoor family was born in the city of Peshawar in Pakistan. The family migrated to India after the partition in 1947. In 1990, Rishi Kapoor visited a residential building in Peshawar called Kapoor Haveli where his grandfather, Prithviraj and his father Raj Kapoor, were born.
The actor’s family confirmed his death in a message saying his life had ended peacefully.
“The doctors and medical staff at the hospital said he kept them entertained to the last. He remained jovial and determined to live to the fullest right through two years of treatment across two continents. Family, friends, food and films remained his focus and everyone who met him during this time was amazed at how he did not let his illness get the better of him.
“He was grateful for the love of his fans that poured in from the world over. In his passing, they would all understand that he would like to be remembered with a smile and not with tears.”
The Actor’s death came a day after that of another Bollywood Legend, Irrfan Khan, at the age of 53.