Rishi Kapoor spread his charm on his visit to Vadodara

The veteran
actor, romance king and evergreen superstar Rishi Kapoor is no more. He
breathed his last on Thursday at the age of 67. He was unwell for a while and
admitted to the hospital in Mumbai.

Vadodara is
fortunate to welcome the actor during a first ever literature festival where he
discussed about his autobiography and his journey in the industry.

Here is the look back of his visit to cultural city of Vadodara on 24th February 2017.

The
yesteryears romance king and evergreen superstar Rishi Kapoor is in Vadodara
today where he talked about his autobiography which shows the negative side of
his career. He said that the book is his journey where he mentioned only the
wrong side of him which he feel inspired the upcoming actors.

Rishi Kapoor
is invited to the first ever literature festival in Vadodara where he speaks
his heart out in a half n hour session with Shantanu Ray Chaudhary. He speaks
about his life, films, failures and family which he shrinked in the form of his
autobiography ‘Khullam Khulla’ a recent best seller all across.

Rishi said
that the book he wrote is of two reasons but before he started he went back
three decades back when he was in Vadodara. “I am a Punjabi but not speak
the language, I live in Mumbai but not speak Marathi and now I am in Gujarat
after 35 years and even I don’t speak Gujarati. The city of Vadodara reminds me
of the days when we visit here before 35 years for shooting for the film Prem
Rog. Now I am here after so many years which refresh my memories again,”
said Rishi Kapoor. He also remember the song from one of his movies called
Rafoo Chakkar where there is song Chuk Chuk Chak Chak Bombay se Baroda Tak.

Rishi Kapoor
said that his book is the mirror image of him which showcased his wrong things
and inspired the recent actors. “There is a perception every where that
son of a actor becomes an actor. But this is wrong as I got the break easily as
I am the son of Raj Kapoor but I later struggled a lot to reach the position
where I am now. So I want to change that perception through this book. Secondly
none of the Kapoor ever write his own autobiography so I decide to reveal my
family, life and others to the people,” said Kapoor.

Rishi said
that his family is in the industry for the last 90 years and still continuing.
He said the one thing that inspired them to continue is the fans who love them
and their work. “My family is here for the last nine decades and still
continue to entertain the people. He is still acting in movies so as his son, niece
and others. The acting school is always a distant dream for him in his early
days but what he learned is all in Kapoor institute. The walls of the studio
the family all taught him and what he is today is just because of that
practical knowledge he learned,” said Kapoor.

Talking
about his first film Shree 420 then National Award winning Mera Naam Joker to
Bobby where he became superstar in just three movies. He said the first lesson
he taught in his acting career is from his father Raj Kapoor. “I have to
record my first song ‘Main Shayar to Nahin’ for Bobby and I was looking for the
choreographer to guide me and even talked to my father Raj Kapoor. At that time
he said that if he calls them then he would do what they want but he wants me
to do it by my own. He said me to start a new era make your identity and that
was the first lesson I learned from him,” said Kapoor.

Rishi said
that there was the time when success entered inside his mind after he recieved
National Award for Mera Naam Joker and then tasted the success of Bobby.
“After the two films I became a superstar and among the top four actors in
the industry and also the second highest paid. But I thank God for pushed me to
faced failure early in my life which helped me to shape my career and built my
own identity,” said Kapoor.

Rishi said
that earlier during their time in 1970, 1980 the audience accept everything be
it action or romantic movie but now the scenario has changed. The public is
clever now and become very choosy. Their thinking has changed and so as their
sensibilities. So one has to give better films and new subjects to the public
who spent money to watch the film in multiplexes. He also said that early in
his innings he done romance and wear colourful jerseys which became his
identity. But he wants to do acting and that he does in his second half of his
career and still continuing.

Lastly he
talked about his social media presence. “I am a common man chosen actor
and I believed in catching the bull by the horns. I expressed myself and my
views on social media and it’s my right to do in this democracy. Some might
like it some not but,” said Kapoor.

At the end
he signed autographs for the fans on his autobiography and obliged them.