Rajiv
Kapoor's
untimely
demise
has
come
as
a
huge
blow
to
his
near
and
dear
ones.
The
actor-director
breathed
his
last
due
to
cardiac
arrest
on
February
8,
2021.
He
was
the
younger
brother
of
Rishi
and
Randhir
Kapoor.
Veteran
actress
Padmini
Kolhapure
who
shares
a
close
bond
with
the
Kapoors,
reacted
to
the
news
of
Rajiv's
death
while
speaking
with
a
tabloid.
Speaking
about
how
her
co-star
Rajiv's
demise
is
a
personal
loss
for
her,
the
Prem
Rog
actress
told
ETimes,
"First
Chintu
(Rishi
Kapoor)
and
now
Chimpu
(Rajiv
Kapoor)...
this
is
shocking
for
me.
I
am
someone
who
has
literally
grown
up
in
the
Kapoor
household
and
this
is
another
personal
loss
for
me.
I
have
done
two
films
with
Chimpu--Preeti,
which
released,
and
Aag
Ka
Dariya,
which
did
not
see
the
light
of
the
day.
The
demise
of
both
the
brothers
has
impacted
us
in
a
huge
way." Rishi
Kapoor
passed
away
in
April
last
year
after
a
long
battle
with
leukemia.
Unlike
others
in
the
family,
Rajiv's
stint
with
films
was
not
a
successful
one,
but
Padmini
told
the
tabloid
that
he
was
okay
in
his
space.
Speaking
about
how
the
late
actor
could
have
made
a
good
filmmaker,
Padmini
told
the
leading
tabloid,
"Actually,
he
could
have
made
a
good
filmmaker.
He
had
everything
that
his
father
(Raj
Kapoor)
had.
He
has
gone
too
soon."
Further,
the
actress
got
emotional
and
recalled
how
Rajiv
played
Rishi
Kapoor's
duplicate
in
a
song
for
a
film
which
starred
Padmini
and
was
helmed
by
late
Raj
Kapoor.
"He
(Rajiv)
always
had
a
passion
for
acting
and
filmmaking.
He
knew
music
so
well
like
his
father!
To
sum
it
up,
he
had
all
the
qualities
of
Raj
Kapoor
-
the
filmmaker.
He
grew
up
with
him,
learnt
from
him,
and
even
directed
Prem
Granth
with
Madhuri
Dixit
and
Rishi," Padmini
was
quoted
as
saying
by
ETimes.
Earlier,
Prem
Granth
actress
Madhuri
Dixit
had
also
condoled
Rajiv's
demise
with
a
heartfelt
tweet
that
read,
"
I
had
the
opportunity
of
working
with
#Rajiv
Kapoor
in
the
film
PremGranth.
It
was
a
difficult
subject
which
he
handled
with
great
maturity
though
it
was
his
first
film.
Remembering
the
wonderful
moments
we
shared.
My
heartfelt
condolences
to
the
Kapoor
family.
RIP."