Late actor Rishi Kapoor’s final movie Sharmaji Namkeen is all set to launch on Amazon Prime Video on March 31. Before the discharge of the movie, the streaming service has launched a tribute video within the reminiscence of Rishi. In the video, Ranbir Kapoor, Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Ananya Panday, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Kapoor, Tara Sutaria and Aadar Jain dance to Rishi’s widespread track “Om Shanti Om” from Karz. The video additionally options pictures from Rishi’s unique video.
Rishi Kapoor handed away in 2020 after a protracted battle with most cancers. The Bobby star had shot Sharmaji Namkeen for simply six days when he was first recognized with most cancers. He then moved to New York for a year-long therapy and as soon as he was cancer-free, he resumed taking pictures for the movie. However, inside months, the most cancers returned.
In a latest interview with Film Companion, Ranbir Kapoor shared that in his time in New York, his father was actually apprehensive if he would get an opportunity to work once more after his sickness. Ranbir recalled, “He said, ‘Today I have a label of somebody who is suffering from cancer. Will any producer or the corporate system that has entered the film industry, will they want to cast me? Will I get work?’”
After Rishi Kapoor’s demise, Paresh Rawal stepped into Rishi’s sneakers and accomplished Sharmaji Namkeen. “What Paresh ji brought in, I think we all got really lucky and very grateful that an actor of that caliber agreed to play one character,” Ranbir stated.
Directed by Hitesh Bhatia, Sharmaji Namkeen additionally stars Juhi Chawla, Isha Talwar, Sheeba Chaddha, Ayesha Raza and Satish Kaushik.
