Rishi Kapoor filmography

'''[[Rishi Kapoor]]''' (born as '''Rishi Raj Kapoor'''; 4 September 1952 {{endash}} 30 April 2020) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] actor, film director, and producer. <ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba170b5da |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314153746/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba170b5da |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 March 2017 |title=Rishi Kapoor |work=BFI |access-date=15 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefilmstreetjournal.com/(S(qxqbq055ce2qyyu3p5njgufz))/generalarticle.aspx?id=542 |title=Salute To The Seniors&nbsp;— Rishi Kapoor |date=December 2012 |website=The Film Street Journal |access-date=15 March 2017 |archive-date=27 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527005120/https://88pokeronline.biz/(S(qxqbq055ce2qyyu3p5njgufz))/generalarticle.aspx?id=542 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kapoor was considered one of the finest actors of Bollywood, as well as one of the most successful, with a career spanning 50 years. Kapoor was named Indian cinema's first chocolate boy for his young, handsome, boyish looks through the 70s and 80s. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Akhilesh |last2=Singh |first2=Shikha |date=2020-05-01 |title=Rishi Kapoor- The first chocolate boy of bollywood |url=https://armchairjournal.com/rishi-kapoor-the-first-chocolate-boy-of-bollywood/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=The ArmChair Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> He mainly played in romantic films, transitioning to character roles in the 2000s.[[File:Rishi Kapoor.jpg|center|thumb|Rishi Kapoor.]]

'''[[Rishi Kapoor]]''' (born as '''Rishi Raj Kapoor'''; 4 September 1952 {{endash}} 30 April 2020) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] actor, film director, and producer. <ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba170b5da |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314153746/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba170b5da |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 March 2017 |title=Rishi Kapoor |work=BFI |access-date=15 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefilmstreetjournal.com/(S(qxqbq055ce2qyyu3p5njgufz))/generalarticle.aspx?id=542 |title=Salute To The Seniors&nbsp;— Rishi Kapoor |date=December 2012 |website=The Film Street Journal |access-date=15 March 2017 |archive-date=27 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527005120/https://88pokeronline.biz/(S(qxqbq055ce2qyyu3p5njgufz))/generalarticle.aspx?id=542 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kapoor was considered one of the finest actors of Bollywood, as well as one of the most successful, with a career spanning 50 years. Kapoor was named Indian cinema's first chocolate boy for his young, handsome, boyish looks through the 70s and 80s. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Akhilesh |last2=Singh |first2=Shikha |date=2020-05-01 |title=Rishi Kapoor- The first chocolate boy of bollywood |url=https://armchairjournal.com/rishi-kapoor-the-first-chocolate-boy-of-bollywood/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=The ArmChair Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> He mainly played in romantic films, transitioning to character roles in the 2000s.[[File:Rishi Kapoor.jpg|center|thumb|Rishi Kapoor.]]

At the age of 3, Kapoor had his first film appearance in his father [[Raj Kapoor]]'s film [[Shree 420|''Shree 420'']]. Appearing for a short sequence in the song "Pyar hua Iqrar hua" <ref>{{Citation |last=Kapoor |first=Raj |title=Shree 420 |date=2011 |work=100 Film Musicals |pages=206–208 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84457-568-8_82 |access-date=2025-02-18 |place=London |publisher=British Film Institute |isbn=978-1-84457-378-3}}</ref> Kapoor then, as a teenager, played his father's younger character in the film [[Mera Naam Joker|''Mera Naam Joker'']]. He had his debut as an adult in Raj Kapoor's [[Bobby (1973 film)|''Bobby (1973 film)'']], seen alongside debut actress [[Dimple Kapadia]]. He was included in more of his father's works, such as Raj Kapoor's [[Prem Rog|''Prem Rog'']] alongside co-star [[Padmini Kolhapure]] and [[Henna (film)|''Henna'']] (though credited under Randhir Kapoor's name due to Raj Kapoor's death mid-progress) with the Pakistani actress [[Zeba Bakhtiar]] (who had her debut in Indian cinema through this movie.)

At the age of 3, Kapoor had his first film appearance in his father [[Raj Kapoor]]'s film ''[[Shree 420]]''. Appearing for a short sequence in the song "Pyar hua Iqrar hua"<ref>{{Citation |last=Kapoor |first=Raj |title=Shree 420 |date=2011 |work=100 Film Musicals |pages=206–208 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84457-568-8_82 |access-date=2025-02-18 |place=London |publisher=British Film Institute |isbn=978-1-84457-378-3}}</ref> Kapoor then, as a teenager, played his father's younger character in the film ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]''. He had his debut as an adult in Raj Kapoor's ''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]'', seen alongside debut actress [[Dimple Kapadia]]. He was included in more of his father's works, such as Raj Kapoor's ''[[Prem Rog]]'' alongside co-star [[Padmini Kolhapure]] and ''[[Henna (film)|Henna]]'' (though credited under Randhir Kapoor's name due to Raj Kapoor's death mid-progress) with the Pakistani actress [[Zeba Bakhtiar]] (who had her debut in Indian cinema through this movie.)

Kapoor proved himself a bankable star after the massive success of [[Harnam Singh Rawail|Harnam Singh Rawail's]] ''[[Laila Majnu (1976 film)|Laila Majnu]]'', in which he worked alongside [[Ranjeeta Kaur]]. He met his wife, actress [[Neetu Singh]], while working on [[Puttanna Kanagal]]'s ''[[Zehreela Insaan]].'' They then collaborated on multiple films throughout the 1970s, including ''[[Khel Khel Mein (1975 film)|Khel Khel Mein]]'', ''[[Rafoo Chakkar]]'', ''[[Zinda Dil]]'', ''[[Kabhi Kabhie]]'', ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', ''[[Doosara Aadmi]]'', ''[[Anjane Mein]]'', ''[[Jhoota Kahin Ka]]'', ''[[Duniya Meri Jeb Mein]]'' and ''[[Dhan Daulat]]''. They joined the screen together once more in the 2000s with ''[[Love Aaj Kal (2009 film)|Love Aaj Kal]], [[Do Dooni Chaar]], [[Jab Tak Hai Jaan]],'' and ''[[Besharam (2013 film)|Besharam]].'' His only film as a debut director was ''[[Aa Ab Laut Chalen]],'' which was a failure at the box office.

Kapoor proved himself a bankable star after the massive success of [[Harnam Singh Rawail|Harnam Singh Rawail's]] ''[[Laila Majnu (1976 film)|Laila Majnu]]'', in which he worked alongside [[Ranjeeta Kaur]]. He met his wife, actress [[Neetu Singh]], while working on [[Puttanna Kanagal]]'s ''[[Zehreela Insaan]].'' They then collaborated on multiple films throughout the 1970s, including ''[[Khel Khel Mein (1975 film)|Khel Khel Mein]]'', ''[[Rafoo Chakkar]]'', ''[[Zinda Dil]]'', ''[[Kabhi Kabhie]]'', ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', ''[[Doosara Aadmi]]'', ''[[Anjane Mein]]'', ''[[Jhoota Kahin Ka]]'', ''[[Duniya Meri Jeb Mein]]'' and ''[[Dhan Daulat]]''. They joined the screen together once more in the 2000s with ''[[Love Aaj Kal (2009 film)|Love Aaj Kal]], [[Do Dooni Chaar]], [[Jab Tak Hai Jaan]],'' and ''[[Besharam (2013 film)|Besharam]].'' His only film as a debut director was ''[[Aa Ab Laut Chalen]],'' which was a failure at the box office.