1. Jab We Met
Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh became good friends after they worked together in the film Zahreela Insaan (1974). But Kapoor realised that their relationship was beyond that when during an outstation shoot he started missing her. According to news reports, he sent her a telegram saying “yeh sikhni badi yaad aati hai”. The couple married in 1980 and had two children actor Ranbir Kapoor and designer Ridhima Kapoor.
2. Throwback to the iconic Bobby
The iconic scene from Bobby where Rishi Kapoor rides with Dimple Kapadia in pillion on a Royal Enfield was recreated for his film All Is Well(2015) in which he rode with Supriya Pathak who played his wife in the film.
3. Mera Naam Joker – A chip off the old block!
Rishi Kapoor played his father’s younger self in the famous film Mera Naam Joker
4. Khullam Khulla
In 2017, Kapoor’s autobiography Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored, super-high was launched. In the book, he confessed to many secrets such as the fact that his father Raj Kapoor had affairs with leading ladies and that he may have been responsible for Rajesh Khanna losing a role in the film Satyam Shivam Sundaram.
5. Kaun Sacha Kaun Jhoota
In 2018 Kapoor was trolled online after a fan shared a gif from the film Kaun Sachcha Kaun Jhoota and the actor was unable to recognise his leading lady who happened to be Sridevi. After the gif was shared the actor replied “What film is this? And I cannot recognise the actress
So much for some fun facts about the actor who gave us many smiles, may he rest in peace and may he live in our hearts forever!
