Rishi Kapoor passes away: Sunny Deol, Farhan Akhtar, other Bollywood stars shocked

death of Rishi Kapoor sent shockwaves across nation. veteran actor’s loss was mourned by members of film fraternity.

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Farhan Akhtar, Sunny Deol, John Abraham, Paresh Rawal, Anubhav Sinha, Madhur Bhandarkar were among stars who expressed ir grief over news.

stars were shocked beyond words and did t want to believe news. y used words like ‘numb' and  termed news as ‘’irreparable loss.’

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Here are responses:

Earlier, Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and or stars had also reacted to news and condoled his demise. Political leaders and stars from sports fraternity also mourned his loss.

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, who was suffering from cancer, passed away in Mumbai on Thursday.

Here’s official family statement:

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.

Rishi Kapoor was admitted to HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday. His bror Randhir Kapoor had stated that he was facing difficulty in breathing and speaking. veteran actor had been diagsed with cancer in 2018 and had undergone treatment for close to a year in USA. 

Rishi Kapoor had shot to fame with role of a child actor in his far, legendary actor-director Raj Kapoor’s film Mera Naam Joker, that fetched him a National Award for Best Child Actor in 1970.

His claim to fame was Bobby opposite Dimple Kapadia, also directed by his far, a film where his romantic im gave him overnight stardom in 1973.

Nagina, Karz, Chandni, Sagar, Kabhi Kabhi, were some of his or table works.

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In recent years, his performances in films like Student of Year, Do Dooni Chaar, Kapoor & Sons, D-Day, 102 t Out and Mulk have been acclaimed.

Rishi Kapoor is survived by his actor-wife Neetu Kapoor, with whom he did several films, son Ranbir, one of top stars of industry at moment, and daughter Riddhima.

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