Rishi Kapoor filmography

Rishi Kapoor (born as Rishi Raj Kapoor; 4 September 1952 – 30 April 2020) was an Indian actor, film director, and producer.¹² Kapoor was considered one of the finest actors of Bollywood, as well as one of the most successful, with a career spanning 50 years. Kapoor was named Indian cinema's first chocolate boy for his young, handsome, boyish looks through the 70s and 80s.³ He mainly starred in romantic films, transitioning to character roles in the 2000s.

At the age of 3, Kapoor had his first film appearance in his father Raj Kapoor's film Shree 420, appearing for a short sequence in the song "Pyar Hua Iqrar Hua".⁴ Kapoor then, as a teenager, played his father's younger character in the film Mera Naam Joker. He had his debut as an adult in Raj Kapoor's Bobby, seen alongside actress Dimple Kapadia, who also debuted in the film. He was included in more of his father's works, such as Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog alongside co-star Padmini Kolhapure and Henna (though credited under Randhir Kapoor's name due to Raj Kapoor's death mid-progress) with the Pakistani actress Zeba Bakhtiar (who had her debut in Indian cinema through this film).

Kapoor proved himself a bankable star after the massive success of Harnam Singh Rawail's Laila Majnu, in which he worked alongside Ranjeeta Kaur. He met his wife, actress Neetu Singh, while working on Puttanna Kanagal's Zehreela Insaan. They then collaborated on multiple films throughout the 1970s, including Khel Khel Mein, Rafoo Chakkar, Zinda Dil, Kabhi Kabhie, Amar Akbar Anthony, Doosara Aadmi, Anjane Mein, Jhoota Kahin Ka, Duniya Meri Jeb Mein and Dhan Daulat. They joined the screen together once more in the 2000s with Love Aaj Kal, Do Dooni Chaar, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, and Besharam. His only film as a debut director was Aa Ab Laut Chalen, which was a failure at the box office.

Rishi Kapoor, aside from Neetu Singh, had famous pairings with other actresses, such as Dimple Kapadia, former actress Tina Ambani (née Munim) and Padmini Kolhapure, throughout the 80s, and Sridevi, throughout the late 80s and 90s. He worked opposite Dimple Kapadia in a total of five films, namely Bobby, Saagar, Ajooba, Pyaar Mein Twist and Patiala House. He worked opposite Tina Munim in six movies: Karz, Yeh Vaada Raha, Bade Dilwala, Katilon Ke Kaatil, Aap Ke Deewane and Deedar-E-Yaar. He worked opposite Padmini Kolhapure in Prem Rog, Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai, Pyar Ke Kabil, Rahi Badal Gaye and Yeh Ishq Nahin Aasaan. He worked opposite Sridevi in Nagina, Chandni, Banjaran, Kaun Sachcha Kaun Jhootha and Gurudev.

Kapoor's last film appearance was in Hitesh Bhatia's Sharmaji Namkeen. Kapoor succumbed to a 2-year battle with leukemia on April 30, 2020, aged 67. The remaining scenes were completed by Paresh Rawal. The film was released posthumously on March 31, 2022.