My mother took the brunt of it. We were moved out of the house, then we stayed in a hotel and, later, a temporary place. Talking about it, Rishi said, "We were too young to understand it.
In another disclosure, Rishi Kapoor has admitted about his father, the legendary actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor, having affairs with his actresses. Life is such that I ended up marrying her.” Because that someone wasn’t answering, I took Neetu’s help. We didn’t have cell phones in those days, and we used to make these urgent calls. Someone whom I was dating read that article and decided to call off our relationship. “A magazine had written about a relationship between Dimple and me. Kapoor tried using co-star Neetu Singh to communicate with her, but, in a sweet irony, ended up marrying Singh. While he did not name her, Kapoor was dating actress Yasmin at the time, but after his rise to stardom with Bobby, she severed ties with him. He married her when I was just about to start working with her. I felt bad about it but I've worked lots of times with him and even directed him in a film.” I probably disliked him because he took away my heroine. Dimple is going to kill me for saying this, but Kakaji is no more. It’s been 45 years and I’m still finding it. Commenting on the episode, he said, "First of all, I'm still finding that ring on the beach at Juhu. Kapoor also said Kapadia had taken his ring, given to him by his then girlfriend, which in turn upset Khanna who took it from her and flung it into the sea at Juhu. During filming, Kapoor and Kapadia were romantically linked by the rumour mills. The book also mentions an "illogical" dislike for Khanna, who married Kapoor's co-star Dimple Kapadia soon after the success of Bobby. "There is no doubt that he is the greatest actor we have had, but the rungs of his career ladder were also his co-stars.” "I don’t imagine three of the top heroes working together in this age and time," he said. While he does regret that episode, Kapoor has hinted earlier that Bachchan did not give enough credit to his co-stars. You would not have known if I didn’t tell you.” I should be credited for being honest about it.
I feel bad about it, but I cannot change history. Now when I look back, I say oh my god, I was like this. I was too naive, brash, a spoilt rich kid who had so much success in one film and I had too much money. It was a lot of money in the early 1970s.
That year, Bachchan was nominated for Zanjeer.Īsked how much money he paid and why, Kapoor said, "I paid about Rs25,000. These are conjectures," he added, suggesting that this could be the "lingering issue".įor the record, Bobby remains Kapoor’s lone Filmfare Best Actor award. “He was perhaps also nominated that year. I paid that money to get an award,” Kapoor confessed on the show. Someone said to me that we can get you recognition, an award, but it will cost you a little money. While he has not mentioned anything about the film or the award, speculation is rife that this could be the Filmfare award for Best Actor in 1974 which he won for Bobby. In a stunning disclosure, Kapoor also admitted having bought an award.