Amitabh Bachchan’s pens a heartfelt memoriam in memory of Rishi Kapoor

Rishi Kapoor who had been admitted to Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai passed away on Thursday after a long battle with cancer. His demise left Bollywood who was already reeling under the death of Irrfan Khan a day before in shock. One of them being megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor had worked in several films together over the years. They had a long-standing friendship that went back to four decades. The news of Rishi Kapoor’s death gave a shock to Big B. He was the first to share the sad news on Twitter. Now he has penned a heartfelt Memoriam on his blog for the versatile actor.

Taking to his blog, Amitabh Bachchan posted an elaborate note about his memories with the late actor. Big B mentioned that he saw Rishi Kapoor as a young energetic ‘Chintu’ who had mischief in his eyes. He shared that he got to meet him when he was invited to Raj Kapoor’s house.  Besides this, Big also compared Rishi Kapoor to his grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor as he would walk with the same confidence and determination.

Check out Amitabh Bachchan’s heartfelt post here;

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… 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 …

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Mentioning about Rishi Kapoor’s health condition, Big B wrote,  During his time of diagnosis and his treatment he never ever lamented his condition. Big B added that he never visited Rishi Kapoor in the hospital because he never wanted to see his “distress” on his smiling face.

Rishi Kapoor was cremated at 4 pm at Chandawadi crematorium in Mumbai on April 30, 2020.

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