Rishi Kapoor's death: When the Bollywood legend opened up about his battle with cancer

Bollywood's legendary actor Rishi Kapoor, passed away today, on April 30, 2020, after he lost his battle with cancer. beloved actor was diagsed with bone marrow cancer back in 2018. He publicly revealed this news after he told his fans that he was travelling to New York for a medical treatment.

Back when he was first diagsed with condition, Rishi Kapoor opened up about his situation in an interview with a news channel. During interview, Rishi Kapoor shared a heartbreaking quote, saying that body is going to live forever. After his sudden loss, many fans are paying tribute to actor by reminiscing about his old quote. 

time when Rishi Kapoor opened up about his cancer diagsis

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Back in 2018, Rishi Kapoor and his wife, Neetu Kapoor, featured in an interview with a news channel. During interview, Neetu Kapoor revealed that when she first learnt of cancer diagsis, she was obviously devastated. She revealed that even ir kids were heartbroken. y did t kw what to do, but n y accepted ir situation and decided to deal with it. 

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Neetu Kapoor also revealed that Rishi Kapoor was in denial for nearly 4-5 months after diagsis. Adding to his wife's statement, Rishi Kapoor stated that while cancer is a dreaded disease, it was completely treatable in this day and . However, Rishi Kapoor added, "kisi ne zindagi bhar jeena toh hai nahi" ( one is going to live forever). But beloved actor said that cancer was curable. 

A final mess from Rishi Kapoor's family

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Bollywood legend passed away at 8:45 am in Mumbai after losing his battle against cancer. Here is a heartwarming mess shared by Rishi Kapoor's family. 

Our dear Rishi Kapoor passed away peacefully at 8:45am IST in hospital today after a two-year battle with leukemia. doctors and medical staff at hospital said he kept m entertained to last. 

He remained jovial and determined to live to fullest right through two years of treatment across two continents. Family, friends, food and films remained his focus and everyone who met him during this time was amazed at how he did t let his illness get better of him. 

He was grateful for love of his fans that poured in from world over. In his passing, y would all understand that he would like to be remembered with a smile and t with tears. 

In this hour of personal loss, we also recognise world is going through a very difficult and troubled time. re are numerous restrictions around movement and garing in public. We would like to request all his fans and well-wishers and friends of family to please respect laws that are in force. 

He would t have it any or way.

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