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Remember the tender romance of Rishi Kapoor and Shoma Anand in 'Coolie' that released way back in 1983? Though the movie was a HIT, it was known more for Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri and off course Puneet Issar who came into limelight due to an unfortunate accident on the sets. No one thought of pairing Rishi and Shoma after that and while Rishi went on to do dozens of more romantic films, Shoma more or less settled down in 'bhabhi' roles only to re-emerge as a middle aged woman with good comic timing in films like 'Hungama' and 'Kya Kool Hain Hum'. 23 years after they first came together, Rishi and Shoma would now be seen together in yet another comic outing 'LOVE KE CHAKKAR MEIN'. The film is directed by BH Tharun Kumar who made a moderately successful 'Naye Padosan' a few years back that still enjoys a decent re-run on small screen.
Rishi in search of success
Richard aka Rishi, brother-in-law of Ajith, is hopeful that 'Thamizhagam' will make it big. The young lad made his debut with 'Kadhal Virus' and then rechristened his name from Richard to Rishi in search of success. Rishi is shooting in Ooty for 'Yean Ippadi Mayakkinai', directed by 'Sillunu Oru Kadhal' fame Krishna. On his brother-in-law Ajith, Rishi says, "He is a source of inspiration for me. He had no backing and it was his self confidence that propelled him to great heights in filmdom. I want to act with Ajith. But, I would like to prove myself before sharing screen space with my sister's husband". "I play a police officer in 'Thamizhagam' while 'Yean Ippadi Mayakkinai' is a musical thriller. I play a salsa teacher in the movie".
Rishi Kapoor 'connects' with Naseeruddin Shah
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, who would next be seen in "Kapoor and Sons" and is busy shooting for the film in Coonoor, says he felt great meeting Naseeruddin Shah at the location. Rishi took the Twitter route to share his excitement with his fans. He wrote: "Coonoor. Great to connect with "The Naseeruddin Shah" last night after we worked in Khoj 26 years back. Easily amongst the greater actors (sic)" And to clarify that Naseeruddin was just a "guest" in Coonoor and not a cast member in "Kapoor and Sons", the 62-year-old actor posted another tweet shortly after. "Correction. Naseer is a guest in Coonoor not to be mistaken as cast member of #kapoorandsons. However,we hoped that would have been true," read the tweet. Directed by Shakun Batra, "Kapoor and Sons" also features actors Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, along with Pakistani actor Fawad Khan.
Rishi Kapoor fails to recognise his 'Damini'
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, who is in the midst of shooting "Kapoor and Sons", says he did not recognise his "Damini" co-star Meenakshi Seshadri on meeting her after many years. The 62-year-old actor took to micro-blogging website Twitter on Wednesday morning to share a photograph of the former actress and asked his fans to guess who the actress was. "Any guesses who this is? I didn't recognise her for a moment. What a lovely surprise. Name in 30 mins no hints," Rishi tweeted. The "Bobby" actor received many answers. He then replied: "99% got it right. Meenakshi Sheshadhari as always whenever in Mumbai pays us a visit unannounced. Looking gorgeous." Rishi also told his fans and well-wishers about the "Damini" actress' whereabouts and tweeted : "Damini, MS, lives happily with hubby Harish Mysore and 2 kids, girl and a boy in Dallas, U.S. Visiting relatives,can work in film if a good role." Rishi and Meenakshi have also worked together in films like "Vijay", "Sadhna", "Ghar Parivar","Bade Ghar Ki Beti" and "Gharana". Last week, Meenakshi was seen at an event in Mumbai and she quashed rumours that she may be seen in the sequel of her 1990 hit film "Ghayal", saying she is "not interested in films at this point".
Rishi Kapoor like a father to me, says Abhishek Bachchan
Actor Abhishek Bachchan is extremely fond of his "All Is Well" co-star Rishi Kapoor who is "like a father" to him. "You cannot bring your personal life in front of the camera. Personally I love him. He is like a father to me. I'm a huge fan of his. But I cannot bring it in the film because that is the opposite of what I'm meant to play with him in the film," said Abhishek about translating the off-screen camaraderie to on-screen chemistry in the film where they play a father-son duo. Actor Supriya Pathak and director Umesh Shukla were also present at a special promotional interaction with the media. "What our relationship is in real life is of no importance in front of the camera. We have to enact our characters. The two characters that we have in the film are of a father and son who don't get along. They keep fighting. I think he troubles me a lot and he thinks I trouble him a lot. You see those shades that banter keeps on going throughout the film. At the end of the day, we're actors and our job is to perform in front of the camera," said Abhishek. "All Is Well" is slated to release on 21 August and also stars Asin in the lead role. It is produced by Bhushan Kumar's T-Series among others.
Rishi Kapoor feels Sooraj, Athiya are stars in making
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor says he sees potential in newcomers Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty to emerge as stars and shine in the world of glitz and glamour. After watching their first movie "Hero", Rishi took to Twitter to praise Sooraj, son of actors Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab; and Athiya, daughter of actor Suniel Shetty. Rishi, who has been in the cinema industry for about six decades, also asserted that the star kids will “surely” make their parents proud someday. “Saw 'Hero' partly on TV and thought was slick and both Athiya and Sooraj excelled as newcomers. Confident kids. Will surely make parents proud,” Rishi shared. Directed by Nikkhil Advani, "Hero", which was backed by superstar Salman Khan, was a remake of Subhash Ghai-directed 1983 film of the same name. “Hero” may have received lukewarm response at the box-office, but Sooraj and Athiya have left an impression on the minds of audience and cinema stalwarts.