COVID-19
Pandemic
Plays
A
Spoilsport
For
Bollywood
Owing
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
Bollywood
which
has
usually
been
recession-proof,
had
to
face
severe
losses
since
the
industry
was
on
halt
for
the
last
seven
months.
The
economic
recession
and
the
social-distancing
guidelines
will
definitely
result
in
Bollywood
stars
keeping
their
celebrations
low-key
this
year.
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Ekta
Kapoor
Won't
Host
Diwali
Parties
This
Year?
As
per
a
report
in
Mumbai
Mirror,
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Ekta
Kapoor
won't
be
hosting
their
respective
Diwali
bashes
this
year
keeping
in
mind
Rishi
Kapoor's
demise.
For
the
unversed,
the
veteran
actor
passed
away
on
April
30,
2020.
Amitabh's
daughter
Shweta
Bachchan
Nanda
is
married
to
Rishi
Kapoor's
nephew
Nikhil
Nanda.
On
the
other
hand,
Ekta
Kapoor
considered
Kapoor
Senior
as
a
family
member.
When
Big
B,
Ekta
Kapoor
Mourned
Rishi
Kapoor's
Demise
It
was
Amitabh
Bachchan
who
broke
the
news
of
Rishi
Kapoor's
demise
on
his
Twitter
page.
The
Shahenshah
of
Bollywood
tweeted,
"He's
Gone..!
Rishi
Kapoor..
gone..just
passed
away
..I
am
destroyed!!"
The
Czarina
of
TV,
Ekta
Kapoor,
shared
a
throwback
picture
of
Rishi
Kapoor
partying
with
her
father
Jeetendra.
She
captioned
it
as,
"They
will
never
party
again
like
this!
Goodbye
uncle
and
actor
par
excellence!!#riprishikapoor."
Rishi
Kapoor's
Last
Appearance
At
Ekta
Kapoor
And
Amitabh
Bachchan's
Diwali
Bash
Last
year,
Rishi
Kapoor
had
attended
Ekta
Kapoor's
star-studded
Diwali
bash
with
his
wife
Neetu
Kapoor.
The
late
actor
had
also
made
an
appearance
at
Amitabh
Bachchan's
Diwali
party
with
Neetu
and
daughter
Riddhima
Kapoor.