62 Reasons to Love Rishi Kapoor
Bollywood's evergreen actor Rishi Kapoor exudes an aura of endless energy as he turns an year older and seems as busy as his actor-son Ranbir Kapoor. We found him endearing in 2014's Bewakoofian and Kaanchi: The Unbreakable. The grapevine suggests that the actor has also been approached for the second season of the television series 24.
Here's a pictorial look at his journey as he turns a year older.
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Bollywood's evergreen actor Rishi Kapoor seems unstoppable as he turns an year older. At 62, he's as busy as his actor-son Ranbir Kapoor. We found him endearing in 2014's Bewakoofiyaan and Kaanchi: The Unbreakable. The grapevine suggests that the actor has also been approached for the second season of the television series 24.
Here's a pictorial look at his life and times as he turns a year older. -
Rishi Kapoor was born on September 4, 1952, in Mumbai. He belongs to the famous Kapoor clan. His father was actor-director Raj and his uncles, Shammi and Shashi, were among the biggest stars of their generation. His brothers Randhir and Rajiv Kapoor also became actors. But Rishi was the only Kapoor of his generation to truly make it big in Bollywood.
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Rishi Kapoor fell in love and married his co-star of several movies, Neetu Singh after a long courtship period. The couple have two children: son Ranbir, who is keeping the Kapoor flame burning and daughter Riddhima, who is married to a Delhi based businessman.
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Rishi Kapoor's first on-screen stint was as a toddler in the song Pyaar Hua Ikraar Hua in the 1955 film Shree 420. But it was in 1970, that the actor debuted in his father's film, Mera Naam Joker, as the younger version of Raj Kapoor's character Raju. The film also starred Simi Garewal and Manoj Kumar. It fetched him a National Award for Best Child Artiste.
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His next movies included hits such as Rafoo Chakkar (1975), Kabhie Kabhie (1976) and the blockbuster Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), which also starred Neetu Singh, Parveen Babi, Shabana Azmi, Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna. The movie went on to complete a Golden Jubilee at the box-office. Rishi Kapoor was nominated for a Filmfare award for his performance.
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Throughout the 70s, the actor romanced Neetu Singh on screen and off it. The couple appeared together in Rafoo Chakkar (1975), Kabhie Kabhie (1976), Khel Khel Mein (1975), Doosra Aadmi (1977), Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978), Anjane Mein (1978), Jhoota Kahin Ka (1979) and Duniya Meri Jeb Mein (1979).
They married in 1981, in the face of parental opposition. In a filmy twist, a fever-ridden Rishi went to Neetu's house to ask her parents for permission to marry her. He was 29 when their families finally agreed and he married his sweetheart. -
Subhash Ghai's Karz (1980), in which he plays a reincarnated rock star, is considered among Rishi Kapoor's best performance to-date.
Rishi's chemistry with co-star Tina Munim and the incredible dance sequences in Om Shanti Om and Paisa Paisa created a big furore. The actor was now the biggest rage in town. -
Seen together previously in Nagina (1986), Sridevi and Rishi Kapoor teamed up again for the multi-award-winning Chandni (1989), directed by Yash Chopra.
The film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film and fetched Rishi Kapoor another Filmfare nomination. The couple also appeared together in Banjaran (1991) and Gurudev (1993) later. -
Rishi Kapoor's pairing with the gorgeous Juhi Chawla got a very enthusiastic response. They acted in a lot of movies together like Bol Radha Bol (1992), Izzat Ki Roti (1993), Eena Meena Deeka (1994), Saajan Ka Ghar (1994), Daraar (1996) and Karobaar (2000).
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We saw a lot of Rishi Kapoor on the silver screen in 2013. He played a funny cafe owner in Chashme Baddoor, a policeman in Aurangzeb, a drug lord in D-Day, a Marwari wedding planner in Shuddh Desi Romance and a cop in Besharam in which he co-starred with his son Ranbir Kapoor and wife Neetu Singh.
