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Koffee With Karan: Neetu Kapoor Says Rishi Kapoor Was Strict & Possessive Husband, REVEALS Why She Quit Films
Neetu Kapoor on KWK: Koffee With Karan season 8's latest episode turned out to be a classic one as Bollywood OGs Neetu Kapoor and Zeenat Aman graced the couch, where they had a heartfelt conversation with host Karan Johar.
The duo talked about their personal and professional lives and quitting the glitz and glamour for their families at the peak of their superhit career. Neetu shared some surprising details about her late husband, actor Rishi Kapoor, and also recalled the days when she was dating him.
Neetu on Rishi being a strict & possessive husband
Speaking without any regrets, both Neetu and Zeenat shared how they were happy and ready to take a step back from the industry to embrace motherhood and manage their households.
Neetu told Karan that she could never party hard during her prime days as Rishi would set strict boundaries.
"With Yashji (Yash Chopra) we would have lot of fun, we would have parties, but I had this Rishi Kapoor as my boyfriend so I never partied-partied. It was always like don't do this, don't do that, come home, so I never saw the wild side of partying in those days. I was committed, and I had a very strict mother and a very strict boyfriend. So I was torn between both of them," Neetu said.
Neetu Kapoor on leaving Bollywood
Further, talking about quitting Bollywood at the age of 20-21, Neetu shared, "I started working when I was 5. When Do Kaliyaan came, I was so loved by everyone. I had already seen fame very early in my career, so after that working became a job for me, it was nothing that I looked forward to. From age 5 to 21 I have worked a lot, I did around 70-80 movies."
She then added, "I had worked for 15 years, so you get tired. My kids were born and I just wanted to dedicate myself to my children, and my house, and my husband was very possessive. He wanted me all the time to just be around and be there. So that's the way my life was and I was very happy."
She said, "I had such a lovely household, everybody was so full of love, and my mother-in-law was one of the best human beings ever. My father-in-law was so wonderful, we were like one happy Punjabi family and we had so much fun. My best years were when I stayed in Chembur at Deonar Cottage."
Neetu and Rishi got married in 1980, and she stepped away from acting following her wedding. They have two children - daughter Riddhima and son Ranbir Kapoor. Rishi was diagnosed with leukaemia and passed away in April 2020 after two years of battle.
