Neetu Kapoor shares Rishi Kapoor ‘was never a friend to his children’: ‘He always kept his distance’

Veteran Bollywood actors Neetu Kapoor and Zeenat Aman appeared as guests in the latest episode of ‘Koffee With Karan’ Season 8 and they addressed a bunch of topics, with a primary focus on Rishi Kapoor.

Neetu revisited the final days of her late husband Rishi Kapoor and recalled the time they spent together in New York, where the actor was receiving treatment for cancer.

Neetu said, ‘So Karan for me, I don't like to remember the sad part. I like to remember the good part of our relationship and of our time in New York. So New York was really sad, but we had the best year, I had the best year of my life.’

She also noted that Rishi Kapoor was not often casual and friendly with his children, but there was a change in his demeanor during his last days.

‘Because you know Chintu Ji (Rishi Kapoor) is a very loving person. He had a lot of love in him. But there was something he never really showed his love. He always kept his distance and bullying people, not show his love. Especially with me and my children, he was like a big thing. Respect and all and with that he lost out on a lot with his children. He was never a friend to them,’ she said.

She added, ‘But that year, he opened up. He showed love, went towards me also he was so lovely. We had the best time.’

Rishi Kapoor died in 2020 in Mumbai after a long battle with leukemia. Rishi and Neetu have two kids together- Ranbir Kapoor and Riddhima Kapoor.

At a recent event, Ranbir talked about the formal bond between him and his father.

Ranbir said, ‘He was travelling everywhere so there was not a really friendly relationship between us. We couldn’t just sit and chat, and I really have that one regret in my life. I wish I could be friends with my father. I wish I could share more with him, which is one regret I always live with. I respected him but we were never friendly. But I’m glad I have a daughter to love. When God takes away something, he also gives something back’

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