Neetu Kapoor writes heartfelt note on Rishi Kapoor’s 69th birth anniversary
On Rishi Kapoor’s 69th birthday anniversary, his wife and veteran actress Neetu Kapoor poured her heart out in an emotional post. Rishi Kapoor, who passed away on April 3, 2020 after battling cancer, was in New York for treatment for almost a year. Neetu Kapoor was with him the whole time. Sharing memories from that time, he recalled how they used to celebrate small joys with food and television shows.
Along with a beautiful throwback picture, she wrote, “I learned a lot from Rishi ji during my last few painful years in NYC… how we celebrated when his blood count was high, we ate with laughs. In his lows “We just stayed home and watched TV, ordered amazing food and still had some wonderful moments hoping that he would get better in the next round of chemotherapy.”
“Hopeful and being strong is what he taught me.. The value of each day.. We all miss him today! I can see how excited he would have been for his 69th birthday! I’m sure he Celebrating there with my family. Happy Birthday Kapoor sir,” he further wrote in a heart-wrenching post.
Yesterday, the actress shared a picture of Rishi from one of his films on her Instagram story. Emotional Rishi was seen giving a line in the picture. At the bottom of the picture were the words, “A gust of wind ruined everything.” Rishi was born on 4 September 1952. A day before her 69th birth anniversary, Neetu captioned, “Just one of those days.”
Marking the late Bollywood actor’s birth anniversary, his daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni also shared a social media post dedicated to her father. She took to her Instagram handle and shared a priceless throwback picture with her father from his childhood days.
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In the caption of the post, he wrote, “Hi papa… we celebrate you everyday! We miss you and we love you! The brightest shining star in heaven! Happy birthday! Wishing you the stars and beyond.. .Always…forever Mushk.” In the image, Riddhima and Rishi can be seen posing for the camera while they are dressed in casual outfits wearing twin hats.
For those unaware, the couple got married on January 22, 1980, and share two children together, Riddhima and Superstar. Ranbir Kapoor.
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They acted together in many other films like ‘Zinda Dil’, ‘Khel Khel Mein’, ‘Amar Akbar Aur Anthony’, ‘Do Dooni Chaar’ among many others.
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