"End of our story." – this is how Neetu Kapoor had paid her eulogy to her late husband, Rishi Kapoor in 2020. These four words were enough to leave all their fans heartbroken. From facing many odds to getting married and dealing with the highs and lows of life, Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor have always been each other strengths.
Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor had made us believe that love is the only thing required to lead a happy life. Their love story was no less than any Bollywood film and is still considered an iconic one. When Rishi Kapoor had made his debut with the film, Bobby, his charm was such that he used to get love letters written with blood from his female fans. But the handsome actor had got bowled over by the gorgeous Neetu Singh and had gotten married to her in 1980.
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Ever since, Rishi Kapoor's death, Neetu Kapoor has gathered the broken pieces of her heart and had begun the second innings of life. Keeping a brave face, Neetu had bounced back to acting. In an interview with Film Companion, Ranbir Kapoor talked about his mother and revealed that after giving up her career at the age of 21, she was not confident to make a comeback.
Ranbir further revealed that he doesn't know whether Neetu Kapoor has healed post Rishi Kapoor's death. Revealing that her work might help her heal, the actor stated:
"I don't know what my mother went through. My mother was a rock to my father (throughout) this hard time. She was there through everything. I mean the kind of selflessness that I've seen my mother go through is something which I've never seen anybody (go through) anywhere else, and I don't know if she's healed, you know. I don't know if she has or she has not. Maybe she needs therapy, maybe she needs to speak it out - maybe through her work, maybe through interacting with people that have come out. But I'm really, really happy that she's doing this."
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It was on Simi Garewal’s show, Rendezvous with Simi Garewal when Neetu Kapoor had thrown some light on her married life with Rishi Kapoor. She had shared that romance is much more than romantic candlelight dinners and going on dates. For her and her husband, romance was more about togetherness and nurturing their children together. And that she felt had made her love story with Rishi Kapoor more romantic than Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol starrer film, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.
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After one month of Rishi Kapoor’s death, Neetu Kapoor had taken to her IG handle and had shared a throwback picture with him to begin her second innings in life. Along with the picture, she had penned an emotional note, which could be read as:
“Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye Cheerio, here I go on my way. With a cheer, not a tear, in your eye Give me a smile, I can keep for a while, In my heart while I'm away.”
Rishi Kapoor's last film, Sharmaji Namkeen, released on March 31, 2022, has gathered brilliant reviews.
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