Published 10:29 IST, December 5th 2019

Rishi Kapoor says, "Parents must never nickname a child"; changes his display picture

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor revealed he was given the nickname Chintoo after a poem, which his elder brother Randhir used to recite in school. Read to know more

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Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor revealed he was given nickname Chintoo after a poem, which his elder bror Randhir used to recite in school. "Agneepath" actor, 63, who is son of legendary filmmaker-actor Raj Kapoor, spoke about his childhood on Anupam Kher's show " Anupam Kher Show: Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai" in 2015. "It was something created ever since infancy. When my bror Randhir Kapoor was in school, he found a poem that had following lines: 'Chote Se Chintu Miya, Lambi Si Pooch. Jaha Jaye Chintu Miya, Waha Jaye Pooch'. Since I was youngest and newly born, Chintu became my nickname," Rishi said n.

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And on Wednesday, Rishi Kapoor took to his Twitter handle to share that he worked really hard to make his name 'Rishi Kapoor'. He furr said that parents should never give a nickname to ir kids and confessed that he didn't give any nicknames to his kids — Ranbir Kapoor and Ridhima Kapoor Sahni. actor also changed his display picture on Twitter and shared a black and white throwback where he is seen wearing a cap with his nickname "Chintoo" written on it.

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About actor:

Rishi Kapoor who recently returned to country after prolonged treatment in New York was last seen in film, 'Jhootha Kahin Ka' on July 19. It was Rishi Kapoor's comeback to big screens after Kapoor & sons, that released in 2017. Meanwhile, Rishi Kapoor also made his Netflix debut with film, Rajma Chawal.  actor will next be seen in a spine-chilling thriller, Body opposite Emraan Hashmi. trailer of film was released just a few days back, and response has been immense as netizens have pegged it as quite a mystery. 

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(WITH PTI INPUTS)

10:18 IST, December 5th 2019