Rishi Kapoor

Biography

Rishi Raj Kapoor was an Indian actor, film director, and producer who worked in Hindi films. He was the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award in a career that spanned 50 years. Born into the Kapoor family,he made his debut as an adolescent, in his father Raj Kapoor's film Mera Naam Joker (1970), for which he won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. As an adult, his first lead role was opposite Dimple Kapadia in the teen romance Bobby (1973), which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Between 1973 and 2000, Kapoor starred as the romantic lead in 92 films. Some of his notable films during this period include Khel Khel Mein (1975), Kabhi Kabhie (1976), Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Sargam (1979), Karz (1980), Prem Rog (1982), Saagar (1985), Nagina (1986), Chandni (1989), Henna (1991) and Deewana (1992). For his performance in Do Dooni Chaar (2010), he won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics). He was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. His final film appearance was in Sharmaji Namkeen (2022), which was released posthumously. Kapoor met his wife, actress Neetu Singh while working in films on film set. They have 2 children. He died of leukemia on 30 April 2020, aged 67. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rishi Kapoor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Known For

The Kapil Sharma Show

as Self

Koffee with Karan

as Self

Comedy Nights with Kapil

as Self

Chashme Baddoor

as Mr. Joseph Furtado

Yaraana

as Raj

Honeymoon

as Suraj Verma

The Anupam Kher Show

as Himself

Paraya Ghar

as Arun

Naseeb

as Sunny

The Romantics

as Self

Sahibaan

as Gopi

Daraar

as Raj Malhotra

Khoj

Sheshnaag

as Bhola

Chala Murari Hero Banne

as Self

Om Shanti Om

as Self (uncredited)

Jab Tak Hai Jaan

as Imraan (Special Appearance)

Fanaa

as Zulfikar Ali Beg

Dhan Daulat

as Lucky R. Saxena

Bobby

as Raja Nath