There's
no
denying
that
we
loved
seeing
Neetu
Kapoor
in
Raj
Mehta's
Jugjugg
Jeeyo,
which
is
currently
running
in
theatres.
Apart
from
her,
the
film
also
stars
Varun
Dhawan,
Kiara
Advani,
Anil
Kapoor,
Prajakta
Koli
and
Maniesh
Paul.
During
the
promotions
of
the
film,
Raj
had
mentioned
that
it
was
Karan
Johar
who
convinced
her
to
return
to
films
after
Rishi
Kapoor's
demise.
In
his
recent
tete-a-tete
with
a
leading
daily,
when
Karan
was
asked
about
the
same,
he
recalled
his
conversation
with
Neetu
Kapoor..
He
said
that
he
loves
Neetu
Kapoor,
as
he
has
grown
up
watching
her
and
Rishi
Kapoor
together.
Calling
them
his
soul
couple,
Karan
said
that
he
used
to
get
happiness
looking
at
them.
He
further
said
that
he
has
cried
several
times
while
watching
their
movies.
Sharing
an
incident
from
his
childhood,
Karan
said,
"I
remember
pleading
with
my
parents
to
take
me
to
the
preview
shows
of
Rishi
and
Neetu
ji's
films.
The
trial
shows
were
a
big
thing
in
the
70s."
He
further
said,
"When
I
met
Neetu
ji
after
the
loss
of
Chintu
ji,
one
of
the
finest
actors
of
our
country,
it
was
at
her
house.
We
were
making
Jugjugg
Jeeyo
and
I
instinctively
told
her,
'Neetu
ji
you've
got
to
get
back
to
work.
I
have
a
film
that
I
want
to
bring
to
you
immediately,
but
I'll
do
so
once
everything
has
settled
with
the
project.'
Her
reply
was,
'I
don't
know
if
I'm
ready'.
And
I
told
her,
'Trust
me,
the
only
way
you'll
be
ready
is
when
you
get
down
to
acting
again'."
Now
that
the
film
is
a
hit
and
has
been
receiving
positive
response
from
netizens,
he
is
glad
that
he
was
able
to
convince
her.
He
further
said
that
Mrs
Kapoor
needed
to
get
out
of
her
zone
and
Jugjugg
Jeeyo
was
that
moment
for
her.
"And
she
is
lovely
in
the
film,
she's
warm,
has
such
terrific
screen
presence
and
now
I
am
glad
she
is
doing
so
much
work.
She
is
really
doing
solid
stuff
and
I
am
happy
that
I
could
have
been
the
first
stop
for
that,"
averred
Johar.