'D-Day': Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan's picture goes viral, fans mourn loss of 2 stars in 2 days

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh/Mumbai, April 30

Rishi Kapoor, the romantic star of many a Bollywood film who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018, died in a Mumbai hospital on Thursday, his brother Randhir Kapoor said. He was 67.

"He is no more. He has passed away," Randhir told PTI.

His death comes a day after his "D-Day" co-star Irrfan Khan passed away, also of cancer. Three months ago, the disease claimed his sister Ritu Nanda.

Meanwhile, a picture of Irrfan and Rishi from ‘D-Day’ is being circulated on social media.

Several focused on how the two legendary actors of the Hindi film industry had said goodbye to the world so close.

In the movie, directed by Nikkhil Advani, Rishi plays a gangster based in Pakistan and Irrfan plays the role of an undercover intelligence officer Wali Khan who successfully captures him and brings him to India. 

Meanwhile, Rishi made his first screen appearance as a child artiste in his father Raj Kapoor's film “Shri 420”, where he appeared in the song “Pyaar hua ekraar hua”.

This was followed by "Mera Naam Joker". But it was in 1973, with the blockbuster “Bobby”, again directed by his father, that he made his debut as a romantic hero. He continued to be a favourite romantic hero for almost three decades.

His notable films as a romantic hero are "Laila Majnu", "Rafoo Chakkar", "Karz", "Chandni", "Heena" and "Saagar".

He was, however, more proud of his second innings as an actor, which he found more satisfying. His notable films as a character artiste are "Do Dooni Chaar" with wife Neetu, "Agnipath" and "Kapoor & Sons". — With PTI

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