BY SUNIT JANGIR
Indian cinema has lost another gem in Rishi Kapoor who took his last breath on April 30 while fighting Leukaemia. Legendary Amitabh Bachchan was the first to inform about Rishi Kapoor's demise as he shared the news about the actor's death via Twitter. ##
Amitabh Bachchan however, couldn't attend the last rites of Rishi Kapoor who was also his close friend. Instead, Abhishek Bachchan was present to attend the funeral ceremony. Amitabh Bachchan, a day after the actor's death, writes an emotional blog remembering their first meeting and a lot more. ##
"had seen him at his home Deonar Cottage, Chembur, a young energetic, bubbly, mischief in his eyes Chintu, on those rare moments when I was privileged to have been invited to an evening at Raj ji’s house". ##
"I would see him more often after, at RK Studios, when he trained as an actor for his film to be made, BOBBY .. a diligent enthusiastic youngster, ready to pounce onto every learning that came his way, in that famous large and legendary makeup room, of Raj Ji at the end of the first-floor corridor of makeup rooms. He had a walk that was confident and determined .. a stride and style that was similar to that of his grandfather, the legendary Prithvi Raj Ji .. a walk I had noticed in one of his earlier films .. that walk .. I never found it in any other", Big B wrote. ##
Talking about their films together, the legend wrote, "We worked in several films together .. When he spoke his lines, you believed every word of it .. there was never an alternative .. its genuineness was beyond question .. And there has never been any other, that could lip-sync a song as perfectly as he did .. never".##
"His playful attitude on set was infectious .. even in the gravest sequences he would discover that comedic spark and we would all just crack up .. !! Not just on set .. if you were with him at any formal event, he would find that little distractive light-hearted gem to expand on and lighten the situation. When there was a time-lapse as the shot got readied, he would bring out his playing cards, or at times pull out his rather complicated Bagatelle board and invite others to play .. a competition .. not just for fun .. a serious competition", he wrote. ##
Further Big B wrote that even in his toughest time, Rishi Kapoor remained positive throughout. "During his time of diagnosis and his treatment he never ever lamented his condition .. it was always .. ‘see you soon, just a routine visit to the hospital .. I’ll be back shortly ‘
Joie de vivre .. the exuberant enjoyment of life, was a gene he inherited from his father .. the Legend, the Ultimate Showman the Iconic Raj Kapoor", he wrote. ##
Big B also revealed why he never visited him in the hospital. To which he wrote, "I never visited him in Hospital .. I never wanted to see the distress on his smiling cherubic face .. But I am certain .. when he went, he must have gone with a gentle smile … ", Big B concludes.##
View this post on Instagram ... in Memoriam https://tmblr.co/ZwrX5vYFTdCL4y00 had seen him at his home Deonar Cottage, Chembur , a young energetic, bubbly , mischief in his eyes Chintu , on those rare moments when I was privileged to have been invited to an evening at Raj ji’s house .. I would see him more often after , at RK Studios, when he trained as an actor for his film to be made, BOBBY .. a diligent enthusiastic youngster, ready to pounce onto every learning that came his way, in that famous large and legendary make up room, of Raj ji at the end of the first floor corridor of make up rooms .. He had a walk that was confident and determined .. a stride and style that was similar to that of his grandfather, the legendary Prithvi Raj ji .. a walk I had noticed in one of his earlier films .. that walk .. I never found it in any other .. We worked in several films together .. When he spoke his lines, you believed every word of it .. there was never an alternative .. its genuineness was beyond question .. And there has never been any other, that could lip sync a song as perfectly as he did .. never .. His playful attitude on set was infectious .. even in the most grave sequences he would discover that comedic spark and we would all just crack up .. !! Not just on set .. if you were with him at any formal event , he would find that little distractive light hearted gem to expand on and lighten the situation .. When there was a time lapse as the shot got readied , he would bring out his playing cards , or at times pull out his rather complicated Bagatele board and invite others to play .. a competition .. not just for fun .. a serious competition .. During his time of diagnosis and his treatment he never ever lamented his condition .. it was always .. ‘see you soon , just a routine visit to the Hospital .. I’ll be back shortly ‘ Joie de vivre .. the exuberant enjoyment of life , was a gene he inherited from his father .. the Legend, the Ultimate Showman the Iconic Raj Kapoor .. I never visited him in Hospital .. I never wanted to see distress on his smiling cherubic face .. But I am certain .. when he went , he must have gone with a gentle smile … A post shared by Amitabh Bachchan (@amitabhbachchan) on Apr 30, 2020 at 10:27am PDT ##
Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor's last film together was 102 Not Out which was released almost 2 years ago. Apart from this, both had worked together in several films such as Amar Akbar Anthony, Coolie, Kabhie Kabhie, Ajooba. ##
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