Legendary actor Rishi Kapoor has always been an active social media user and he never feared anything. He was someone who never feared to troll or criticise when it mattered the most. However, when he replied back or hit out at trolls, his tweets often created controversy.
The original chocolate lover boy of Bollywood industry always been infamous for his tweets. Take a look at the tweets.
When he hit out at troll who asked if he has stocked up alcohol for 21 days:
“anyone cracking jokes about my country or on my lifestyle, will be deleted. Be aware and warned. this is a serious matter. help us to tide over the situation.”
When Rishi Kapoor became angry
“ am angry. Why do you equate food with religion?? I am a beef eating Hindu. Does that mean I am less God fearing then a non eater? Think!!”
When Rishi Kapoor had tweeted about sale of alcohol during coronavirus lockdown:
“Think. Government should for sometime in the evening open all licensed liquor stores. Don’t get me wrong. Man will be at home only what with all this depression, uncertainty around. Cops,doctors,civilians etc… need some release. Black mein to sell ho hi raha hai.”
Picture of the season:
“Wonderful. Please forward to UN to change the format of the protective mask. Picture of the season Clapping hands sign”
When Rishi Kapoor had asked for Emergency during novel coronavirus pandemic due to attacks on doctors:
“Dear fellow Indians. We must and have to declare EMERGENCY. Look at what’s happening all over the country! If the TV is to believed,people are beating policemen and medical staff! There is no other way to contain the situation. It is only good for all of us. Panic is setting in,: Rishi Kapoor tweeted.
Rishi Kapoor showed his support to Kanika Kapoor:
“Think. Chalo Delhi airport se to nikal gayi. Why an establishment like The Taj Lucknow Hotel didn’t have the facility to screen visitors? After all the Taj is a huge name and a property. Surely they could have detected!,” Rishi Kapoor tweeted.
Giving his opinion on Birbhaya case, Rishi Kapoor tweeted: “Nirbhaya case. Tareekh pe tareekh,tareekh pe tareekh, tareekh pe tareekh- “Damini”. Ridiculous!”
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor drew his last breath on April 30. The legendary actor was admitted to HN Reliance Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday morning. Rishi Kapoor was fighting cancer since 2018 and was in the United States for treatment for a year.
The actor’s brother, Randhir Kapoor, told the reporters on Wednesday night that Rishi Kapoor was admitted to the hospital after his health started deteriorating.
The actor is survived by his wife and actor Neetu Kapoor, son Ranbir Kapoor and daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni.
Rishi was diagnosed with deadly disease cancer in 2018 and had returned to India from New York in September last year, following his cancer treatment. He was taken to the hospital on Wednesday morning, his brother Randhir Kapoor told yesterday.
An official statement confirming the actor’s death read: “Our dear Rishi Kapoor passed away peacefully at 8.45 am IST in hospital today after a two-year battle with leukemia.”
Amitabh Bachchan confirmed the news of Rishi Kapoor’s death on Twitter. The tweet by Amitabh read, “T 3517 – He’s GONE .. ! Rishi Kapoor .. gone .. just passed away .. I am destroyed !”
The actor was last seen in the web series The Body on Netflix. In fact, he had also shot for a film in Delhi earlier this year.
Rishi Kapoor who is the son of Raj Kapoor, hogged the limelight in the Indian cinema with his first film Mera Naam Joker, in which he played the role of a child artiste. The actor impressed everyone with his acting skills and for which he had received a National Award for Mera Naam Joker.
In the year 1973, Rishi Kapoor made his film debut as an adult with Bobby, opposite Dimple Kapadia. The first movie made Kapoor an overnight star
It should be noted that the actor’s last Bollywood film was the 2018 film 102 Not Out alongside Amitabh Bachchan.