Mumbai: The Veteran Bollywood actor, “Bobby” fame “Rishi Kapoor” (67) passes away on Thursday in a hospital at Mumbai. He fought a long battle with a cancer and had spent much of last year in New York being treated. Rishi Kapoor spent almost a year in New York being treated for cancer and returned to Mumbai last September.

In New York, Mr Kapoor had many visitors from back home, among them the Ambanis, Shah Rukh and Gauri Khan, Alia Bhatt and Deepika Padukone. He is survived by his wife Neetu Kapoor, son Ranbir and daughter Riddhima.

Rishi Kapoor is the son of legendary actor, producer, Director Late: Raj Kapoor. He debuted his first film, in his father Raj Kapoor’s film Shree 420 song “Pyar Hua Ikrar Hua”, as a child artist. He played a young version of his father in 1970 film Mera Naam Joker, winning the National Award for Best Child Artist for his performance.

Three years later, he made his debut as a leading man in Bobby. Rishi Kapoor swiftly became the top romantic hero of his day with films such as Rafoo Chakkar and Karz. He worked his entire life, delivering some of his best performances in later films like 2012’s Agneepath and 2018’s Mulk. Last seen in the 2019 films The Body and Jhootha Kahin Ka, Mr Kapoor was meant to star in a Bollywood adaptation of The Intern with Deepika Padukone.