Rishi Kapoor

Kapoor was born on 4 September 1952 at his family's home, Raj Kapoor Bungalow, in Matunga, South Bombay, in the then-Bombay State of India, into a Punjabi family of the Kapoor clan, from Peshawar and originally from Samundri, to parents Raj Kapoor and Krishna Malhotra. He attended Colonel Brown Cambridge School in Dehradun, Campion School in Bombay and Mayo College in Ajmer. Part of the Kapoor family, he was the second son of legendary actor-director Raj Kapoor and Krishna Raj Kapoor (née Malhotra). Likewise, his family encompasses a successful line of actors, including brothers, Randhir and Rajiv Kapoor; paternal grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor; paternal granduncle Trilok Kapoor, maternal uncles Prem, Rajendra, and Narendra Nath, as well as Prem Chopra; paternal uncles Shashi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor. Rishi Kapoor's two sisters are late Ritu Nanda, who was an insurance agent, and Rima Jain. The actresses Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, the actors Armaan Jain and Aadar Jain, and Nitasha Nanda and the businessman Nikhil Nanda are his nieces and nephews. == Career ==

Around the age of three, Kapoor's first on-screen appearance was a cameo in his father Raj Kapoor's film Shree 420 (1955), and earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. In 1980, Kapoor starred along with Tina Munim in Subhash Ghai's musical reincarnation thriller Karz (1980), which went on to become a cult classic with a highly popular soundtrack. In a role considered one of his career-best works, Kapoor played an idealistic Devdhar in the 1982 musical romantic drama Prem Rog, a film based on the concept of widow remarriage, co-starring Padmini Kolhapure, which earned him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Another highlight of his career was the musical romantic drama Saagar (1985), directed by noted director Ramesh Sippy, which saw Kapoor reunite with Dimple Kapadia, 12 years after they made their debuts in Bobby. He appeared as the second lead in several multi-starrer films in the 1980s such as Naseeb (1981), Kaatilon Ke Kaatil (1981), Coolie (1983), Dosti Dushmani (1986), Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1988) and Gharana (1989). In the 1986 drama Ek Chadar Maili Si, adapted from Rajendra Singh Bedi's novel of the same name, Kapoor would play a man forced by customs to marry his widowed sister-in-law, played by Hema Malini. He ended the decade on a high with Yash Chopra's blockbuster romantic musical Chandni (1989) starring as Sridevi's love interest, Rohit, a helpless romantic-turned-cripple, which earned him another nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Henna was India's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Kapoor also had a leading role in the 1993 film Damini, co-starring Meenakshi Seshadri and Sunny Deol, that went on to be considered a classic socially-oriented film. Between 1973 and 2000, Kapoor's other film roles (mainly as the romantic lead) In the 2010s, he played diverse roles such as the villain in Agneepath (2012), Aurangzeb (2013) and Kaanchi (2014); a gay dean in the coming-of-age romance Student of the Year (2012); and real-life mobster Dawood Ibrahim in the action thriller D–Day (2013). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics) for his role in Do Dooni Chaar (2010), playing a middle-aged father trying to buy his own car, starring alongside his wife Neetu Singh. He also bagged the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the ensemble family drama Kapoor & Sons (2016). After two decades, he reunited on-screen with frequent co-star Amitabh Bachchan in 102 Not Out (2018), in which the two play an old-aged father-son duo. In 2018, he appeared in the Netflix drama Rajma Chawal Released on 13 December 2019, The Body would be Kapoor's last film to be released during his lifetime. Producer Honey Trehan on 8 May 2020 confirmed that the film will be released in theatres. In January 2021, it was reported that Paresh Rawal is going to complete Kapoor's unfinished portions of the film, and it was released on Amazon Prime Video on 31 March 2022. == Personal life ==

and son Ranbir Kapoor at the show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2012 Kapoor married actress Neetu Singh, from New Delhi, also of Punjabi Khatri descent, in 1980. Kapoor was known to make controversial socio-political comments. In May 2016, he criticized the Nehru–Gandhi family over naming of roads, buildings and national assets in the name of Gandhi and Nehru, namely the Bandra–Worli Sea Link in Mumbai and the Hyderabad Airport. In September 2017, he again took on the Gandhi family by slamming Rahul Gandhi over dynastic politics. In March 2020, he expressed anger and criticized the Judicial system of India with the "Tareekh Pe Tareekh" phrase of his film Damini over the delay in execution of the four perpetrators who were convicted in the Nirbhaya case due to loopholes in the laws. Born into a Hindu family, he described the Kapoors and himself as secular. == Illness and death ==

Kapoor was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018 and went to New York City for treatment. However, he was admitted to Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital on 29 April 2020 due to breathing difficulties. He died on 30 April 2020 at 8:45 AM IST from recurrence of leukemia. Kapoor's last rites were performed at Chandanwadi Crematorium and his ashes were immersed in Banganga. == Legacy and accolades ==

in New 2016. Kapoor is one of the most recognizable actors of Hindi Cinema, he was a versatile actor who could effortlessly portray a wide range of characters. Kapoor's public persona and early career would come to be defined by his romantic films such as his super hit debut Bobby, Rafoo Chakkar, Sargam, Karz, Prem Rog, and Chandni. He was placed in Outlook Indias "75 Best Bollywood Actors" list. One of the highest paid actors of late 1970s and in the 1980s, Kapoor appeared in Box office India's "Top Grossing Worldwide" and "Top Nett Grossing India" which were Agneepath, Housefull 2, Kapoor & Sons and Love Aaj Kal. He was also inducted into the Bollywood Walk of Fame at Bandra Bandstand, where his hand print was preserved. • 1970 – National Film Award for Best Child Artist for Mera Naam Joker • 1970 – Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards: Special Award for Mera Naam Joker • 1974 – Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Bobby • 2010 – Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Love Aaj Kal • 2010 – Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for Love Aaj Kal • 2011 – Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics) for Do Dooni Chaar • 2013 – The Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) for Best Actor in a Negative Role for Agneepath • 2017 – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Kapoor & Sons • 2017 – Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role for Kapoor & Sons • 2019 – Adidas Most Stylish Awards – Best Projected By Adidas == Bibliography ==