Oscars 2018: Rishi Kapoor thanks Academy for honouring Sridevi, Shashi Kapoor in its memoriam segment
Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor today thanked the Academy of Motion Picture and Science for paying tributes to Indian stars, Shashi Kapoor and Sridevi in the In Memoriam segment at the 2018 Oscars ceremony.
The 65-year-old actor expressed his gratitude to the Academy on Twitter.
"Oscars. Thank you for remembering Shashi Kapoor and Sridevi," the actor wrote.
Oscars. Thank you for remembering Shashi Kapoor and Sridevi. Thrilled to see the name Raj Kapoor as the executive producer of the show. We are on the threshold of world cinema! pic.twitter.com/YMkqntZ4Xz
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) March 5, 2018
He is the nephew of the legendary actor, who passed away last year in December after a prolonged illness.
Rishi Kapoor was a close associate of Sridevi, having acted opposite her in films such Chandni, Nagina and Gurudev among others.
Sridevi and Shashi Kapoor/Image from Twitter.
The 54-year-old actor passed away on 24 February due to accidental drowning in a Dubai hotel.
Rishi also said that Indians are taking the centrestage in international cinema and posted a video clip of the ceremony's closing credits which showed his father actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor's namesake as a co-producer.
"Thrilled to see the name Raj Kapoor as the executive producer of the show. We are on the threshold of world cinema!" he wrote.
Published Date: Mar 05, 2018 14:38 PM | Updated Date: Mar 05, 2018 14:38 PM
