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Rishi Kapoor
File:Rishi Kapoor at Wake and Walk Event (cropped).jpg
Kapoor in 2008
Born(1952-09-04)4 September 1952
Died30 April 2020(2020-04-30) (aged 67)
Mumbai, India
OccupationActor, producer, director,Owner Of R.K. Films
Years active1970–2020
Spouse(s)Neetu Kapoor (1980–2020)
ChildrenRiddhima Kapoor
Ranbir Kapoor
RelativesSee Kapoor family

Rishi Kapoor (4 September 1952 – 30 April 2020) was an Indian actor, director and producer. He was known for his work in Hindi cinema.[1] He won the National Film Award for his debut role as a child artist in his father Raj Kapoor's 1970 movie Mera Naam Joker (1970).[2]

In 2018, Kapoor was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer.[3] He died of respiratory failure caused by cancer at a hospital in Mumbai on 30 April 2020, aged 67.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Rishi Kapoor slams godmen and Radhe Maa". Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "18th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Actor Rishi Kapoor loses battle to cancer. Here's what we know about the cancer he suffered from". The Times of India. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Rishi Kapoor dies at 67, brother Randhir Kapoor confirms[permanent dead link]