Rishi
Kapoor
and
Randhir
Kapoor's
younger
brother
Rajiv
Kapoor
succumbed
to
heart
attack
on
Tuesday
(February
9,
2021).
The
news
of
his
sudden
demise
has
shattered
his
near
and
dear
ones.
One
amongst
them
is
writer-director
Anees
Bazmee
who
shared
a
warm
equation
with
the
Ram
Tere
Ganga
Maili
actor.
In
an
interview
with
ETimes,
the
Welcome
director
recalled
his
bond
with
Rajiv
and
said,
"I
had
written
a
film,
Hum
Toh
Chale
Pardes
for
him
but
we
both
had
assisted
Raj
Kapoor
for
his
films.
I
had
spent
four
years
of
my
career
in
the
iconic
RK
Studios
and
during
those
years,
I
was
closely
working
with
Rajiv.
Not
only
that,
whenever
we
went
for
outdoor
shoots,
we
shared
rooms.
Post
that,
I
pursued
a
career
in
writing
and
he
had
told
me
that
he
wanted
me
to
write
a
film
for
him."
Anees
called
Rajiv's
demise
a
huge
loss
to
the
Kapoor
family
and
was
quoted
as
saying
by
the
leading
daily,
"Rajiv
was
like
a
dear
friend.
I
just
can't
believe
this
sad
news.
It's
a
huge
loss
to
the
Kapoor
family".
Talking
about
Rajiv's
death
has
come
as
a
rude
shock
to
him,
the
filmmaker
said,
"We
often
used
to
meet
each
other
due
to
work
or
even
otherwise
as
he
was
a
very
close
friend
of
mine.
I
just
cannot
express
in
words
how
sad
I
am
feeling.
I
am
in
a
state
of
shock
and
very
disturbed
right
now."
He
further
offered
his
heartfelt
condolence
to
the
bereaved
family
and
told
the
tabloid,
"May
Allah
give
him
a
secure
place
in
heaven;
my
deep
condolences
to
the
family
members.
For
the
past
few
years,
we
have
been
listening
to
such
sad
news,
but
this
is
the
most
saddening
as
it
is
a
personal
loss
for
me."
Earlier,
Rajiv's
Toolsidas
Junior
co-star
Dalip
Tahil
had
expressed
his
shock
over
the
actor's
sudden
demise
while
speaking
with
a
leading
daily.