Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor returned to India last September after undergoing treatment for cancer in the US for almost a year.
Mumbai| Actor Rishi Kapoor passed away in a hospital in Mumbai at the age of 67. He fought cancer a long time.
Yesterday, his brother Randhir Kapoor confirmed to news agency Press Trust of India that the actor had been taken to hospital in the morning.
Kapoor’s death comes a day after another Bollywood veteran and celebrated actor, Irrfan Khan, died of cancer.
Kapoor’s long time friends and other India political leaders expressed their grief on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/1255709029336322048
This is a terrible week for Indian cinema, with the passing of another legend, actor Rishi Kapoor. A wonderful actor, with a huge fan following across generations, he will be greatly missed. My condolences to his family, friends & fans all over the world, at this time of grief.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 30, 2020
In 2014 he told me ‘bhag jaldi Dilli pagal ‘ for he knew I’ve been summoned to take oath. The last I saw him was on a set and that’s how il remember him. Prodding you to do your best, caring for the little things, teaching you the craft no matter how old you were on the job.. pic.twitter.com/ZDtGr7etxH
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) April 30, 2020
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