Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh have always been counted as one of the evergreen couples the Hindi film industry has ever witnessed. The duo, who got married in 1980, enjoyed long years of togetherness and marital bliss along with their children, Ranbir Kapoor and Riddhima Kapoor Sahni. Unfortunately, the magical bubble was burst with Rishi Kapoor’s tragic death in 2020, after battling a prolonged fight with cancer. With his passing away, while the film industry and his fans received a massive shock, it was all the more tormenting for his family, for whom it was an irreplaceable loss.
Neetu Kapoor once recalled Rishi Kapoor’s reaction on being diagnosed with cancer
Ever since Rishi Kapoor was diagnosed with the deadly disease of cancer, it was his family and especially his wife, Neetu Singh who wasted no time and flew him down to New York, such that he would receive the best of treatments. But all of this was easier said than done, and proof of the same was found when Neetu Kapoor, in an interview with Times Now had revealed the reaction of herself and her kids, and more so, Rishi Kapoor himself when he learnt about such a grave state of matter about his health. Recalling how Rishi had been in denial for months, Neetu mentioned: