Rishi Kapoor (Image courtesy: Instagram)
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Reminiscing fond memories of her late husband, actor Neetu Kapoor on Saturday shared a lively picture featuring acting stalwart Rishi Kapoor.
The 61-year-old actor shared a picture of her beloved husband where the late star is seen holding a glass filled with liquor, as he smiles while looking at the camera. Along with the picture she wrote, “End of our story.”
The farewell post on the photo-sharing platform reminiscing the legendary actor received more than 1 lakh likes within 50 minutes of being posted. Celebrity followers dropped comments paying tribute to the late actor. Anupam Kher commented, “Some stories never end.” (with a red heart and a rainbow emoji) Abhishek Bachchan left a red heart.
Richa Chadha poured her heart out and wrote, “It is but a comma, not a full stop. He’s right there, besides you, regaling you with stories, making you laugh, getting annoyed, finding the best restaurant… he lives through you and beside you.
Don’t lose heart. you are united in eternity [?] big big hug!” Others including Karisma Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Shweta Bachchan also remembered the legendary actor via the post. Rishi Kapoor passed away peacefully on Thursday morning after a two-year-long battle with leukaemia, his family said in a statement. In September 2019, the veteran actor returned to Mumbai after staying in New York for almost a year for cancer treatment.
Neetu Kapoor expresses gratitude to medical staff of hospital where Rishi Kapoor passed away
Actor Neetu Kapoor on Monday shared a post expressing gratitude to the medical staff for their efforts at the hospital where legendary actor Rishi Kapoor passed away.
The 61-year-old actor took to Instagram and shared two monochromatic pictures along with the post. The first featured the late star smiling, while the second one is an adorable picture that showed Neetu and Rishi sharing a smile.
Along with the post she penned the message thanking the hospital and the staff who treated the late star like their family. She wrote, “As a family, we have a deep sense of loss..” She added, “…when we sit together and look back at the past few months what we also feel is immense gratitude – gratitude towards the doctors at HN reliance hospital!
The whole team of doctors, brothers and nurses headed by Dr Tarang Gianchandani treated my husband like he was their own – they advised us like we were their own.. and for all that and more I thank them from the bottom of my heart.. @rfhospital” The gratitude post received more than 10 k likes within an hour of being posted.
Celebrity followers including Manish Malhotra and Richa Chadha left heart emojis on the post. Rishi Kapoor passed away peacefully on Thursday morning after a two-year-long battle with leukaemia, his family said in a statement. In September 2019, the veteran actor returned to Mumbai after staying in New York for almost a year for cancer treatment.
Big B says ‘unrealised possibility’ intensifies grief over ‘death of younger celebrity vs death of elder
Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan on Saturday shared his memories of the two versatile actors Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor who passed away in quick succession recently and posed the question as to why the loss of a ‘younger celebrity’ is more tragic. “Because you lament the loss of opportunity in the latter, unrealised possibilities,” wrote Amitabh Bachchan said replying to his own question.
The 77-year-old actor took to Instagram and shared a collage of two remarkable actors who died over the past week. The first of the three pictures in the collage showed a shot from ‘Piku’ where Big B is seen offering Irrfan something to eat, while Khan is seen laughing.
The second picture showcases Irrfan kissing Bachchan’s cheek while they hug each other, and the third one features a black and white picture from ‘Amar Akbar, Anthony’ capturing Amitabh and late star Rishi Kapoor hugging each other.
The ‘Thugs of Hindostan’ star wrote,” The death of an elder celebrity vs death of a younger .. the grief of the latter more intense than that of the former .. why ..? The younger more tragic. Why the loss of the young seems more tragic than that of the older.
Because you lament the loss of opportunity in the latter .. unrealised possibilities” The stalwart Rishi Kapoor passed away peacefully on Thursday morning after a two-year-long battle with leukaemia, his family said in a statement.
In September 2019, the veteran actor returned to Mumbai after staying in New York for almost a year for cancer treatment. Irrfan passed away at Mumbai’s Kokilaben Hospital on Wednesday while battling rare cancer. He was 53. Khan was last seen on screen in ‘Angrezi Medium’.
He was not a part of the film’s promotions owing to his ill health. He was regarded as a fine actor by fans and critics alike with critically acclaimed films like ‘The Lunchbox’ and ‘Paan Singh Tomar’ to his credit. (ANI)Â
