Another bollywood legend loses his battle to Cancer; Rishi Kapoor is no more
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After yesterday loss to Indian film industry, caused by the demise of versatile actor Irrfan Khan’s , today bollywood loses veteran actor Rishi Kapoor. Both died while fighting cancer.
Rishi Kapoor, aged 67, breathed his last on April 30. The actor was admitted to HN Reliance Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday morning. Rishi Kapoor was battling cancer since 2018, and was in the US for treatment for a year.
Another bollywood legend loses his battle to Cancer; Rishi Kapoor is no more. The actor’s brother, Randhir Kapoor, told the media on Wednesday night that he was admitted to the hospital due to his health deteriorating.
Amitabh Bachchan confirmed the news of Rishi Kapoor’s demise on Twitter.
The tweet by Amitabh read, “T 3517 – He’s GONE .. ! Rishi Kapoor .. gone .. just passed away .. I am destroyed!”
In 1973, Rishi Kapoor made his film debut as an adult, with Bobby, opposite Dimple Kapadia. The first film made Kapoor an overnight star and gave the country a new hero.
Before his death he played leading roles as the romantic lead in 92 films between 1973 and 2000, of which 36 were box office hits. He was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.
Rishi Kapoor was born in Chembur, Bombay in a Punjabi family as Rishi Raj Kapoor. He was the second son of actor-film director Raj Kapoor and his wife Krishna Raj Kapoor (née Malhotra). He was also the grandson of actor Prithviraj Kapoor. He did his schooling with his brothers at Campion School, Mumbai and Mayo College, Ajmer. His brothers, Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor; maternal uncles, Prem Nath and Rajendra Nath; and paternal uncles, Shashi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor are all actors. He has two sisters, insurance agent Ritu Nanda and Rima Jain.
April,30,2020
