Bollywood actor, Rishi Kapoor, dies at 67
One of Bollywood top actor, Rishi Kapoor is dead. He died at the age of 67. It’s reported that the award-winning Indian actor was diagnosed with leukemia about to years ago, he has since been battling the deadly disease. He, however, lost the battle and died in the early hour of today, April 30, 2020….
One of Bollywood top actor, Rishi Kapoor is dead. He died at the age of 67.
It’s reported that the award-winning Indian actor was diagnosed with leukemia about to years ago, he has since been battling the deadly disease.
He, however, lost the battle and died in the early hour of today, April 30, 2020.
Kapoor was diagnosed with cancer in 2018 and returned to India last September following treatment in New York.
He was recently admitted to a hospital in Mumbai for further treatment.
“It’s true that he has been admitted to the hospital. He is in Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital. He was not keeping well and had some problem, so we admitted him early this morning,” Rishi Kapoor’s elder brother Randhir Kapoor confirmed to News18.
The doctors did all they could to help but it’s rather unfortunate things didn’t turn out well at the end.
“The doctors and medical staff at the hospital said he kept them entertained to the last. He remained jovial and determined to live to the fullest right through two years of treatment across two continents. Family, friends, food and films remained his focus and everyone who met him during this time was amazed at how he did not let his illness get the better of him.
“He was grateful for the love of his fans that poured in from the world over. In his passing, they would all understand that he would like to be remembered with a smile and not with tears,” a statement from his family read.
The statement also urged his fans and well-wishers to respect India’s current lockdown restrictions, noting: “He would not have it any other way.”
Kapoor made his debut as a child actor in 1970 in his father Raj Kapoor’s film “Mera Naam Joker” (“My Name is Joker”). His first lead role was in the 1973 romantic film “Bobby” and it won him the Filmfare Award, India’s equivalent of the Oscars, for Best Actor. Over the course of his career, Kapoor acted in more than 100 films, playing both the romantic lead and character roles.
He is survived by his wife, actress Neetu Singh and two children, including actor Ranbir Kapoor.
