Actor Rishi Kapoor thought his youthful brother Rajiv Kapoor was essentially the most gifted among the many filmmaker-actor siblings of the Kapoor cinema clan however he might by no means realise his true potential.
Rajiv Kapoor, who handed away Tuesday afternoon in Mumbai following a coronary heart assault, was additionally a gifted pianist, had a knack for music and was a talented movie editor, believed the late brother of Rajiv Kapoor.
Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor had been the three sons of the legendary actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor and grandsons of actor Prithviraj Kapoor. Raj Kapoor’s different youngsters embrace daughters Ritu Nanda and Rima Jain.
Rishi Kapoor, who handed away in April 2020, had made these admissions about Rajiv Kapoor in his autobiography Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored, co-authored by Meena Iyer and printed by Harper Collins in 2017.
In the e book, Rishi Kapoor revealed that he was nearer to Randhir Kapoor, who was 5 years older to him, than Rajiv Kapoor, the youngest of the 5 siblings.
Rishi Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor shared an “uneasy relationship” that they weren’t in a position to bridge even over time, it says.
“I worry a lot about Chimpu (Rajiv’s nickname) and feel sad that he has never been able to realize his true potential. He is the most talented of us and has an uncanny ear for music. He plays the piano superbly without ever learning it,” Rishi Kapoor mentioned within the e book.
In an performing profession spanning lower than a decade, Rajiv Kapoor made his debut in Ek Jaan Hain Hum (1983) and starred within the blockbuster Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985).
He went on to function in movies like Aasmaan, Lover Boy, Zabardast and Hum To Chale Pardes. Rajiv Kapoor’s final movie as a number one man was 1990’s Zimmedaar.
A lesser-known face from the well-known movie household, he then made a change to manufacturing and path. His first manufacturing was Henna (1991), directed by Randhir Kapoor.
In 1996, Rajiv Kapoor made his function directorial debut with Prem Granth, starring Rishi Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit Nene. He had additionally produced Rishi Kapoor’s directorial debut, the 1999 romance drama Aa Ab Laut Chalen.
In his autobiography, Rishi Kapoor additionally praised Rajiv Kapoor’s movie modifying expertise, one thing he realised in the course of the making of Aa Ab Laut Chalein, produced below the household’s RK Films banner.
“He did a commendable job as editor on my film Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999) and could have been the best in the field, if only he had applied himself better,” Rishi Kapoor mentioned within the e book.
