One of the most iconic on-screen jodis of the 90s was Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor. The 'chocolate boy' of Bollywood, Rishi had first met the beauty queen, Neetu, on the sets of their first film together, Zehreela Insaan (1974). Soon, the soulmates had fallen for each other and had got married in a lavish wedding. After which, they had become proud parents to two adorable children, Ranbir Kapoor and Riddhima Kapoor Sahni. However, the sudden demise of Rishi Kapoor on April 30, 2020, due to cancer had devastated the Kapoor family and the actor's massive fanbase.
Since then, there has not been a single day when Neetu Kapoor did not remember Rishi on special days. Now, as the actress turned a year wiser on July 8, 2022, she walked down the memory lane and recalled happy moments that she had spent with the stalwart of Indian cinema, Rishi Kapoor. The actress revealed one favourite scene of her and Rishi Kapoor, which she adores till date.
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In a recent interview with ETimes, Neetu Kapoor was asked to select her favourite song. Answering which, the birthday girl said that the song, Khullam Khulla from the film, Khel Khel Mein has a special place in her heart. Stating the reason behind it, Neetu mentioned that the scene before the Khullam Khulla song, where she drinks with Rishi Kapoor is her favourite. She stated:
"The scene just prior to the song 'Khullam Khulla is my favourite, where we are shown drinking.”
Neetu Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor's wedding was one of the grandest weddings of Bollywood. In an interaction with the content creator, Dolly Singh, Neetu Kapoor had shared some interesting anecdotes from her D-day with late actor, Rishi Kapoor. She mentioned that some pickpocketers had entered their marriage ceremony in the disguise of guests to enjoy free food. Sharing how she had received stones in gift boxes, Neetu had said:
"Oh my god. There were pickpocketers at my wedding. They gave me gifts which had rocks and slippers inside. Because they were all dressed up and they entered my wedding, we thought they were guests. They crashed because it was such a huge wedding. We found rocks and slippers when we opened the gifts. It was so weird."
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Further in the same conversation, Neetu Kapoor had shared that she and her then-groom, Rishi was scared after seeing the crowd at their wedding. The actress also revealed that she was drunk while taking the pheras. As Neetu and her groom, Rishi had consumed brandy to calm their nerves. In her words:
"Jab humari shaadi horahi thi, main faint hogayi thi and my husband also fainted. We both fainted. I fainted because there were too many people. My husband was petrified of crowds, so before getting on the ghodi, he fainted. So, he was just having Brandy, I was having Brandy, that's how our wedding was. I was drunk when I was taking the pheras."
On the work front, Neetu Kapoor was last seen in the film, JugJugg Jeeyo.
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