Rishi Kapoor passes away: Dharmendra mourns actor's demise, says 'he was like a son to me'

Veteran actor Dharmendra said he is unable to come to terms that his co-star of many films and a dear friend, Rishi Kapoor , is no more. Kapoor, who acted in over 150 films during his five-decade-long career, died on Thursday at HN Reliance hospital  in Mumbai after a two-year-long battle with leukemia. The 67-year-old actor was cremated at the Chandanwadi crematorium in the evening. Dharmendra, who starred with Kapoor in movies such as Sitamgar, Katilon Ke Kaatil, Hathyar, and Sher Dil, said their bond was beyond films. Check out the post

सदमे के बाद सदमा, रिशी भी चला गया ..He fought a brave battle against cancer.
He was like son to me.I am extremely sad and shattered.Pray for his family 🙏🏻#RishiKapoor pic.twitter.com/jKCD8sYioC

— Dharmendra Deol (@aapkadharam) April 30, 2020

“After he was unwell I did call him a few times I felt bad that I couldn’t meet him in person. I feel it was just now that I called to check on his health. I feel I can see him and he is doing fine,” he told Press Trust of India. “I will remember him in a way that I will never forget him. I can never forget him, he will always be there for me, for all of us, in our conversations and even when I will meet his family, he will be there (around),” he said. The 84-year-old actor said he used to consider Kapoor like a son, just like Sunny and Bobby Deol. “He was a very jovial person. He was like a son to me. We were friends but he would listen to me and respect me a lot. Like how it is with (my sons) Sunny and Bobby.” “There was a film called Naukar Biwi Ka, in which he did a guest role. He did it because I had told him to do it and he didn’t charge any money for it,” he said. Also read on Firstpost — Rishi Kapoor passes away: From Bobby, Chandni to Kapoor & Sons, a look at celebrated actor's most remarkable films Dharmendra said he is deeply saddened by the back-to-back untimely demise of two stalwarts of Indian cinema, Kapoor, and actor Irrfan Khan, who died on Wednesday. “Since yesterday, there is weird silence, a void that I can feel first with the passing away of Irrfan Khan and now Kapoor. I am deeply saddened. Both fought a long and tough battle with cancer. I was hoping they would both be fine. They both are fantastic actors. They had started working again in a way and suddenly they left us. It is shocking.” _Also read on Firstpost — Rishi Kapoor passes away at 67: Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Hema Malini, Priyanka Chopra Jonas mourn actor's death_ (With inputs from Press Trust of India)