Rishi Kapoor is certain about having his father, Raj Kapoor’s biopic (if it’s ever made) depicted in its truest sense. Speaking to PTI News, the actor said:
“We don’t want to do anything that would upset any family in the film industry. You can’t make a biopic and not say things that happened other than work. There were relationships which I have said it in my book, you can’t deny it at all, so why make it at all. I don’t want to hurt anybody’s emotions or stir up hornet’s nest, we don’t want to sensationalise. We want the younger generation to know the real Raj Kapoor through his biopic.”
The actor, in his biography Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored revealed a lot about his father, his affairs, and his family life. When the book was released, over nine months ago, the actor said that there will be no biopic based on his father made as long as his mother, Krishna Raj Kapoor, is still alive.
Rishi also added that though he and his family have been approached several times for a biopic on the ‘Showman’, even by noted producers like Bobby Bedi, the family has still refused.
Raj Kapoor was known for his performances in movies like Mera Naam Joker, Vakil Babu, Do Jasoos and many more. The actor later took to direction and delivered hits such as Satyam Shivam Sundaram and Ram Tera Ganga Maili.
Meanwhile, Rishi Kapoor will soon be seen in Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi. Starring Paresh Rawal, Vir Das and Payal Ghosh, the film is slated for a September 15 release.
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