The ever so gorgeous, Neetu Kapoor had begun her acting career at the age of six with the film, Suraj in 1966. She rose to prominence with films like Deewaar, Kabhi Kabhie, Amar Akbar Anthony, Dharam Veer, Yaarana and many more. However, after her marriage to actor, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu had quit acting for her family and to raise her children.
After the demise of Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor had gathered the courage to pick up the broken pieces of her heart and had begun her second innings in life. The actress had stated in an interview that she had begun acting to get over the grief of Rishi Kapoor’s demise. The beautiful actress, who got a lot of support from her children, Ranbir Kapoor and Riddhima Kapoor Sahni is making her comeback on the big screen with the film, JugJugg Jeeyo.
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Did you know Neetu Kapoor rejected Jaya Bachchan’s role in the cult film, Kal Ho Naa Ho? Neetu, who is currently promoting her upcoming film, JugJugg Jeeyo revealed the reason why she turned down the role of ‘Jennifer’ in Kal Ho Naa Ho, which eventually went to Jaya Bachchan. Talking about the same, Neetu shared:
“It's not that I didn't want to act, it was also that I wasn't into that frame of mind. My husband never asked me not to work, but he was a very possessive man. He wanted me to be home and main baahar bhi jati thi na, he would go crazy ke kahaan ja rahe ho, when will you come. He used to get very insecure. So, for me to leave my husband and go for shoot, I could not imagine. So, I would always put it down ki nahi karna, bechara pareshan ho jayega. That's why I never worked.”
Neetu further shared that although Rishi Kapoor had never restricted her to work, however, she knew he would have been miserable without her. In her words:
“It's not that he told me not to. I could have worked if I asked him, he wouldn't have said no. But I knew that man would have been miserable for two months. Woh 2 drink peeta tha to ab 4 peeyega.”
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The Kapoor family was known to be very patriarchal and a Kapoor bahu was expected to leave the industry and become a housewife. Neetu too did the same. As per multiple reports, after her marriage to Rishi Kapoor, Neetu had returned all her signing amounts and had left the industry. As per rumours, people had claimed that Neetu was forced into early retirement. However, Neetu had hit back saying it was her personal choice and Rishi was a very supportive husband.
Neetu Kapoor’s upcoming film, JugJugg Jeeyo will hit the theatres on June 24, 2022!
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