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Shocking Revelations! Rishi Kapoor On Buying An Award For Bobby & On His Cold War With Amitabh!
Rishi Kapoor shared some shocking truths in his autobiography, Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored. Read what the actor revealed about his life here.
Khullam Khulla, this is the title of Rishi Kapoor's autobiography and these two words perfectly sum up the actor's personality. Rishi Kapoor, who does not mince words, spilled some beans about his personal life in his autobiography, Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored.
So don't wait anymore and read what the veteran actor revealed about buying an award, his initial coldness with Amitabh Bachchan, his family, his son Ranbir Kapoor, having tea with Dawood Ibrahim and much more.
Rishi Kapoor On Buying An Award For Bobby & His Cold War With Big B
Rishi Kapoor admitted that he bought a popular magazine award for Bobby, and later he felt guilty for a long time. He also thought that this was the reason for the initial coldness between him and Amitabh Bachchan who felt that he deserved the award for Zanjeer.
On His Struggles In Bollywood
"I may have not slept on pavements or gone hungry and had a huge hit in Bobby, but then on what? I was in the choppy sea all my life. I was battling the huge hurricane of action movies and competing with stars such as Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Shatrugan Sinha, and so on. I was a romantic hero in an action-films era."
On His Depression
''I had thought Karz (1980) would do wonders for my career. It had wonderful music, and some great work by the cast and crew. When that didn't happen, I lost my nerve, sinking into a deep depression.''
''I couldn't face the camera anymore. At that time I was shooting simultaneously for four films: Naseeb, Deedar-e-Yaar, Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai and Prem Rog. But I couldn't bring myself to go to work.''
On His Relationship With His Father & Son
"My time was very limited but I never failed in taking them on vacations and spending Sundays with them. But then I would have hated to be on hey buddy-back-slapping terms with my father and I don't expect my son to do the same. I believe ek izzat ki deewar honi chahiye.''
I Love My Son But I Can't Go Overboard
"I'm not the kind who'd like to share secrets with him about his girlfriends. I wouldn't like that or ever do that. I am a different kind of father. I love my son to death but I cannot go overboard. Maybe I am wrong - that is debatable - but that is how I was brought up."
On Being Outspoken
"I have never hurt anybody intentionally. If I do, I always apologise. I know diplomacy is not one of the great virtues of mine. I choose to be very outspoken and often I land myself into trouble."
How He Met Dawood Ibrahim
''The year was 1988. I had landed in Dubai with my closest friend, Bittu Anand, for an Asha Bhosle-RD Burman night. Dawood always had a man at the airport to keep him posted on VIP movement. When I was leaving the airport, a stranger walked up to me and handed me a phone. He said, 'Dawood sa'ab baat karenge (Dawood sa'ab would like to talk to you).'''
''Obviously, this was before the 1993 blasts in Mumbai and I didn't think of Dawood as a fugitive on the run. Dawood welcomed me and said, 'If there is anything you need, just let me know.' He also invited me to his house. I was taken aback.''
On Having Tea With Dawood Ibrahim
''At his home greeted us warmly and apologetically explained, 'I called you to tea because I don't drink or serve alcohol.' So, we had a tea-and-biscuits session for four hours.''
''He spoke of a number of things, including some of his criminal activities for which he had no regrets. 'I have carried out petty thefts but I have never killed anyone, though I have got someone killed," he revealed.
What Happened Next...
''He claimed to have had someone shot in a Mumbai court for lying. I can't remember exactly what he said, but it was about someone going against Allah's word and so they had to do it.''
''He claimed, 'I was Allah's messenger, so we shot him through his tongue and then through his brain.' Director Rahul Rawail later used this real-life incident as the basis of a courtroom murder scene in his film Arjun (1985).'
Dawood Loved Me In The Film Tawaif
''Dawood also told me he'd loved me in the film Tawaif because my name in it was Dawood. Dawood was pleased that through the film I had (unwittingly) glorified his name. Years later, in Nikhil Advani's D-Day, I once again played Dawood on screen.''
''Dawood spoke of his fondness for my father, my uncles, Dilip Kumar, Mehmood, Mukri and other actors. I remember feeling rather fearful when I first arrived there, but as the evening progressed my anxiety melted away and I relaxed, and we shared innumerable cups of tea over four hours.''
Rishi Kapoor further added, ''He asked me again if I needed anything. His exact words were, 'If you need anything at all, any money, anything, just feel free to ask me.' I thanked him and said that we were well taken care of. I met Dawood only once after that, in Dubai. I love buying shoes and I was with Neetu at a sprawling Lebanese store called Red Shoe Company. Dawood was there too.''
"He had a mobile phone in his hand and was surrounded by eight or ten bodyguards. This time too he said, 'Let me buy you whatever you want.' I politely declined and said, 'I appreciate your gesture but I'd like to do my own shopping.''
''He gave me his mobile number, but I couldn't offer one in return because this was in 1989 when we didn't have mobile phones in India. Finally Dawood said, 'I am a fugitive because I will not get justice in India. There are a lot of people there who are against me. There are also many in India I have bought.''
"I pay several politicians who are in my pocket.' I said to him, 'Dawood, please leave me out of all this, yaar. I am an actor and I really don't wish to get involved.' He understood,'' Rishi Kapoor revealed.
