Happy Birthday, Rishi Kapoor. All Is Well@65
Bollywood's evergreen actor Rishi Kapoor turns a year older today. At 65, he's as busy with films. Last year, he starred in films like Kapoor And Sons and Sanam Re. Here's a pictorial look at his life and times as he celebrates his special day today.
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Rishi Kapoor was born on September 4, 1952, in Mumbai. He belongs to the famous Kapoor clan. His father was actor-director Raj Kapoor and his uncles Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor, were among the biggest stars of their generation. His brothers Randhir and Rajiv Kapoor are veteran actors. But Rishi was the only Kapoor of his generation to truly make it big in Bollywood.
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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. In 1970, he 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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Subhash Ghai's Karz (1980), in which he plays a reincarnated rock star, is considered among Rishi Kapoor's best performance to-date.
Rishi Kapoor'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 actors 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 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.
