Rishi Kapoor Lived Life On His Own Terms, Always
Bollywood's evergreen actor Rishi Kapoor died in Mumbai on Thursday. He was 67. In his career spanning five decades, Rishi Kapoor, who was one of the finest actors of Bollywood, delivered some of his best performances in films like Bobby, Chandni, Rafoo Chakkar, Karz, Prem Granth and Agneepath.
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Bollywood's evergreen actor Rishi Kapoor died in Mumbai on Thursday. He was 67. In his career spanning five decades, Rishi Kapoor, who was one of the finest actors of Bollywood, delivered some of his best performances in films like Bobby, Chandni, Rafoo Chakkar, Karz, Prem Granth and Agneepath. He fought a two-year battle against cancer and had spent much of last year in New York being treated. He returned to India in September last year. Rishi Kapoor will always be an integral part of the Indian cinema. Here's a pictorial look at his life in pictures.
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Rishi Kapoor was born on September 4, 1952, in Mumbai. He belonged 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 first role as the lead actor was in Raj Kapoor's Bobby (1973), in which he co-starred with Dimple Kapadia. The teen romance and the song Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein Band Ho was an instant hit. Rishi Kapoor won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance.
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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 portrayal of Akbar Ilahabadi, a qawwali singer, in the film.
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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'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 became the biggest rage in town.
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Seen together previously in Nagina (1986), late actors 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.
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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.