Rishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor (4 September 1952 – 30 April 2020) was an Indian actor, director and producer. He was known for his work in Hindi cinema.[1] He won the National Film Award for his debut role as a child artist in his father Raj Kapoor's 1970 movie Mera Naam Joker (1970). He is considered as one of the greatest actors in Indian Cinema history[2]
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.jpg) Kapoor in 2016 | |
| Born | 4 September 1952 |
| Died | 30 April 2020 (aged 67) Mumbai, India |
| Occupation | Actor, producer, director,Owner Of R.K. Films |
| Years active | 1970–2020 |
| Spouse(s) | Neetu Kapoor (1980–2020) |
| Children | Riddhima Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor |
| Relatives | See Kapoor family |
In 2018, Kapoor was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer, and therefore, he went to New York City for treatment and then went back to India after a successful year of treatment.[3] However, he was hospitalized on April 29, 2020 due to breathing difficulties and died of complications of respiratory failure and recurrence of leukemia at hospital in Mumbai on 30 April 2020, at the age of 67.[4]
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Kapoor with his wife Neetu Singh Kapoor and son Ranbir Kapoor at the show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2012
Kapoor being felicitated by Prakash Javadekar in New 2016.
References
- ↑ "Rishi Kapoor slams godmen and Radhe Maa". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ↑ "18th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ↑ "Rishi Kapoor, Neetu open up on his cancer treatment in New York: We just treated it as any disease-Entertainment News , Firstpost". 3 September 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ↑ Rishi Kapoor dies at 67, brother Randhir Kapoor confirms[dead link]
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