Alia Bhatt paid tribute to her father-in-law, the late Rishi Kapoor, on his birth anniversary with a heartfelt video. The clip featured family and close friends, as she wrote, “Always and forever. Miss you, happy birthday"
Alia Bhatt. Pic/AFP; (right) late Rishi Kapoor. Picture Courtesy/Alia Bhatt's Instagram account
Bollywood star Alia Bhatt is remembering her father-in-law, the late actor Rishi Kapoor on his birth anniversary.
On Thursday, the actress took to the Stories section of her Instagram, and reposted a video from her mother-in-law, Neetu Kapoor. The throwback video is of the show, ‘Khullam Khulla – Live with Rishi Kapoor’ hosted by the late actor where he shared anecdotes from his professional life and industry stories.
The video featured guests including his brother Randhir, son Ranbir, daughter Riddhima, sister Reema, filmmaker Ramesh Sippy and veteran actor Jeetendra.
Alia wrote on the video, “Always and forever. Miss you, happy birthday”.
In the video, Rishi Kapoor can be seen in his element, tickling the funny bones of the audience, and sharing unheard stories.
Neetu and Rishi Kapoor got married in 1980. In 2017, he released his autobiography ‘Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored’, in which he wrote the book along with Meena Iyer.
Rishi Kapoor was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018 and went to New York City for treatment. After successful treatment for a year, he returned to India a year later. However, he was admitted to Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital on 29 April 2020 owing to breathing difficulties. He passed away on April 30, 2020 from recurrence of leukemia, a day after legendary actor Irrfan Khan left for his heavenly abode.
In other news, Neetu and her son Ranbir on August 31 were seen performing aarti during Ganpati Visarjan before saying goodbye to Bappa. The actor opted for a blue kurta and white pajama for the festivities, whereas Neetu, clad in a white salwaar suit.
On the work front, Alia and Ranbir are set to share the screen yet again in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming film ‘Love and War’.
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