Rishi Kapoor Passes Away: Kamal Haasan Mourns The Demise Of His Saagar Co-Star

Updated: Friday, May 1, 2020, 13:16 [IST]

The untimely demise of Rishi Kapoor, the legendary Bollywood actor has completely shaken the Indian film industry. Both the cine-goers and film industry members are equally saddened with the death of the veteran actor and are paying condolences through social media platforms. Kamal Haasan, the multi-faceted talent is the latest addition to the list.

Kamal Haasan, who has shared the screen with Rishi Kapoor in the 1985-released Bollywood movie Sagaar, mourned the death of his dear 'Chintu Ji' through his official social media page. 'Cant believe it. Chintu ji @chintskap (Mr.Rishi Kapoor) was always ready with a smile. We had mutual love and respect. Will miss my friend. My heartfelt condolence to the family.', wrote the actor-filmmaker on his post.

Here's Kamal Haasan's Twitter post...

Cant believe it. Chintu ji @chintskap. (Mr.Rishi Kapoor) was always ready with a smile. We had mutual love and respect. Will miss my friend. My heartfelt condolence to the family.
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) April 30, 2020

For the uninitiated, Kamal Haasan and Rishi Kapoor had played the lead roles in the 1885-released Bollywood movie Saagar, which was directed by Ramesh Sippy. The project, which marked Dimple Kapadia's comeback to the film industry after a long gap, was India's official entry for the Academy Awards of 1985, for the Best Foreign Film category.

Rishi Kapoor Passes Away: Kamal Haasan Mourns The Demise Of His Sagar Co-Star

Even though they never shared the screen again, Kamal Haasan and Rishi Kapoor reportedly kept their friendship alive all these years. In 2016, Rishi had taken to his official Twitter page to reveal that Kamal has watched his acclaimed film Kapoor & Sons, and absolutely loved it.

Apart from Kamal Haasan, several renowned faces of the Tamil film industry including the superstar Rajinikanth mourned the death of Rishi Kapoor, who is unarguably one of the biggest icons of Indian cinema. 'Heartbroken ... Rest In Peace ... my dearest friend #RishiKapoor', wrote the Darbar actor.