Karan Johar wrote about the connection in his biography.
Rishi Kapoor had an interesting link to the Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.
Today marks the fourth death anniversary of the legendary actor Rishi Kapoor. He passed away on April 30, 2020, after a long battle with leukemia. Fondly known as Chintu Ji, Rishi Kapoor left a lasting impact on the Hindi film industry. From his debut in Mera Naam Joker to his final film Sharma Ji Namkeen, he mesmerised audiences with his outstanding performances and charming personality.
Not many know, but Rishi Kapoor had an interesting link to the Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Filmmaker Karan Johar once revealed that SRK wore one of Rishi’s old outfits in DDLJ. In his biography, An Unsuitable Boy, Karan Johar shared a story connecting Rishi Kapoor to the iconic film DDLJ. Karan mentioned that while assisting Aditya Chopra with costumes during the shoot of DDLJ, they faced a dilemma about Shah Rukh Khan’s costume for a scene. It was the sequence where Kajol imagines SRK bidding her farewell during the song Na Jaane Mere Dil Ko Kya. Due to budget constraints, Karan improvised by searching through old clothes in Mumbai studios for an outfit. He found the same iconic red and white sweater worn by Rishi Kapoor in the film Chandni, which made sweaters fashionable for men at that time. Despite a small hole, Karan decided to mend it by adding an emblem, which everyone liked.
In another interesting connection between DDLJ and Rishi Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan’s character name in the film was Rajnath, inspired by Rishi Kapoor’s character name in the 1973 film Bobby.
Meanwhile, Rishi Kapoor’s daughter, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, revealed that Rishi tried to call her two days before he was hospitalised but she missed the call. She said she still regrets not answering the call. “He tried to call me two days before this happened. He gave me a missed call, I still have it on my phone. That was his last missed call to me and I thought… I wish I had taken that. After that, he couldn’t really respond or talk because he was in the hospital and I still have that missed call saved. I took a screenshot and I saved it. Because that was the last time he called me to actually talk to me. I called him after that but he couldn’t speak,” she told Galatta Plus in a new interview.
The veteran actor’s funeral was attended by only the family members due to the Covid-19 induced lockdown.
