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All Stories for Rishi Kapoor
Twitter’s Blue Tick Mystery: How did dead celebs like Sushant Singh Rajput, and Michael Jackson ‘pay’ for the label?
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoTwitter seems to be one of the biggest mysteries of recent times. After a blue tick cull, the platform started mysteriously reinstating the label – even for profiles of actors Sushant Singh Rajput and Rishi Kapoor, pop star Michael Jackson, and former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, who are no more
Smriti Mundhra on The Romantics: 'It was very challenging to get Aditya Chopra to do this interview'
Fp Staff • 2 years agoTalking about bringing all the stars together for The Romantics, the filmmaker revealed, "There’s so much regard for Yash Chopra. It’s not an unauthorized project but backed by the YRF studio so people were very willing and eager."
The late Rishi Kapoor to feature in Netflix’s The Romantics, the docu-series celebrating the legendary Yash Chopra
Fp Staff • 2 years agoThe inimitable Rishi Kapoor had closely collaborated with Yash Chopra and then Aditya Chopra in cult hits like Kabhi Kabhie, Chandni, Jab Tak Hai Jaan (in which he was paired with his wife Neetu Kapoor).
The Romantics: Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan decode Yash Chopra's legacy in Netflix's docu-series
Fp Staff • 2 years agoThe other people who have spoken about the legendary filmmaker and his son Aditya Chopra for the series are the late Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Salim Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Hrithik Roshan.
Where were all the protests against line-crossers when Lataji’s dying moments were filmed?
Subhash • 2 years agoPrior to Lataji there was Rishi Kapoor where a ward boy was singing Rishi’s song to him on his death while filming the act.
Retake: A portrait of the artist in Hindi cinema
Manik Sharma • 2 years agoThe artist has appeared in our cinema both as a totem of self-appreciation and as the mystical being who looks at the world in abstract ways.
Flashback: How Raj Kapoor cut Shankar down to size
Subhash • 2 years agoThe problems between Shankar and Jaikishan started when Shankar started promoting the voice of singer Sharda Rajan Iyer. In all his wisdom, Shankar thought Sharda was an outstanding singer, good enough to give Lata Mangeshkar a stiff competition.
Simi Garewal: Underrated, underused, undervalued
Subhash • 2 years agoThe actress, who turns 75 today, is articulate, witty, erudite and gossipy… who could be all of this at the same time, and then some more? I wish we could see more of her on screen.
Retake: Angst, anguish and conversations around faith
Manik Sharma • 2 years agoFaith is untouchable territory in this country, but Hindi cinema has in its own unique way, examined, questioned and at times celebrated it.
Raj Kapoor to Ranbir Kapoor, the Kapoors are fans of Lata Mangeshkar
Subhash • 2 years agoRaj Kapoor’s devotion to the voice of Lata Mangeshkar is legendary. He not only worshipped her voice he couldn’t imagine making a film without her songs.