Several Bollywood celebrities, including Lata Mangeshkar, Manoj Kumar, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, and Akshay Kumar, mourned the demise of actor-director Rajiv Kapoor.
The youngest child of celebrated filmmaker-actor Raj Kapoor, Rajiv Kapoor died on Tuesday following a heart attack.
He was 58. Mourning Rajiv Kapoor’s death, Mangeshkar said she was “deeply saddened”.
“I just got to know about the passing away of the talented actor Rajiv Kapoor, the youngest son of Raj Kapoor Sahab. I’m deeply saddened by the news. May his soul rest in peace,” the legendary singer tweeted. Veteran actor Manoj Kumar offered his “deepest and most sincere condolences” to the Kapoor family.
“Very sad news for us. #Rajivkapoor Ji passes away due to heart attack,” he said.
Rajiv Kapoor made his acting debut with the 1983 film “Ek Jaan Hain Hum”, but made his first appearance as a leading man in blockbuster “Ram Teri Ganga Maili” (1985), which was Raj Kapoor’s last directorial venture.
He went on to feature in films like “Aasmaan”, “Lover Boy”, “Zabardast” and “Hum To Chale Pardes”.
Rajiv Kapoor’s last film as a leading man was 1990’s “Zimmedaar”.
A lesser-known face from the famous Kapoor film clan, he then made a switch to production and direction.