Bollywood’s veteran actor Rishi Kapoor passed away on Thursday at the age of 67, as per reports by Indian media.
The news was confirmed by close family friend and veteran star Amitabh Bachchan
The actor was hospitalised on Wednesday after he complained of having difficulty in breathing.
His brother, Randhir Kapoor had said the actor who had been suffering from cancer, complained of breathing problems after which he was rushed to the hospital.
“He is in the hospital. He is suffering from cancer and he has some breathing problem, so he has been admitted to the hospital. He is stable now,” Randhir had told Press Trust of India.
#RishiKapoor जी का देहांत
— Arnab Goswami (@Arnab5222) April 30, 2020
ये गलियां ये चौबारा,
यहाँ आना ना दोबारा
अब हम तो भये परदेसी
के तेरा यहाँ कोई नहीं#RIPRishiKapoor pic.twitter.com/9Fsy4K3N5r
The actor had been diagnosed with cancer back in 2018 after which he spent over a year in New York City getting treated with his wife Neetu Singh being by his side.
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He had earlier been hospitalised twice this year in February, first in Delhi over an infection and then Mumbai with viral fever.
Kapoor made his debut as an actor back in 1970, working for his father raj Kapoor’s film Mera Naam Joker and went to reign over the industry with his several romantic lead roles.
Unbelievable that such a warm human being-Rishi Kapoor is no more!Recall all my movies with him Ek Chadar Maili si, Naseeb etc &under my direction,Tell me oh Khuda. Such a lively interaction with him always!My heart goes out to dear Neetu, Ranbir & all his family. God be with thm
— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) April 30, 2020
Kapoor’s death comes only a day after actor Irrfan Khan breathed his last in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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Rishi is survived by his wife Neetu, along with son and actor Ranbir Kapoor and daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahani.
The curtain comes down with his passing away : A heartthrob of many and a family of the country’s silver screen.@SrBachchan #RishiKapoor pic.twitter.com/ISJuHFUnvt
— Th. Radheshyam (@Th_Radheshyam) April 30, 2020
Rishi starred in more than 50 films between 1973 and 2000, with the notable ones being Damini (Lightning), Chandini, and Gurudev.
He turned to the direction in 1999 with Aa Ab Laut Chalen starring Rajesh Khanna, Aishwarya Rai, and Akshaye Khanna in the lead roles.
