Yesterday was a dark day for Bollywood as it lost its legend, Rishi Kapoor, at the age of 67 to cancer. Rishi was taken to the hospital after some breathing difficulties on Wednesday and died Thursday morning at HN Reliance Hospital. 

He was cremated with only very few family and close friends in attendance because of the lockdown. As soon as the news of his sad demise was made public, tributes started pouring in for the actor, from Bollywood to sports personalities, everyone celebrated the life of the legendary Kapoor. 

However, the best memory of Rishi Kapoor was saved for the last as Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan shared his tribute for Rishi, his first co-star, on Thursday night. In a heartwarming note, Shah Rukh shared about the filming of his first film Deewana, 1992, and wrote, "I was insecure about the way I looked and afraid that I was not talented enough. The thought of failing meant nothing though, because even if I failed I would have worked with the greatest actor I knew of - Rishi sahib."

 

 

 

 

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Apr 30, 2020 at 9:40am PDT

He further added, "On the first day of the shoot, he sat for my scene to finish after pack up. Then with that famously radiant smile on his face, he said, "yaar tujhme energy bahut hai! That day in my head I became an actor. I will miss him for many things but more than all of them, I will miss him for the gentle pat on my head every time we met. I will keep it in my heart always as the 'aashirwaad' that made me who I am today."

For the uninformed, Deewana, co-starring Divya Bharti, was Shah Rukh Khan's debut film. He later reunited with Rishi Kapoor in 2012's Jab Tak Hai Jaan.