Neetu Kapoor remembers her 'first dance' with Rishi Kapoor, shares video

Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor. Image source: Yogen Shah

One of the biggest tragedies Bollywood suffered in 2020 was actor Rishi Kapoor's passing. The veteran star left us for heavenly adobe on April 30 after a two-year battle with leukaemia. Rishi wasn't just a phenomenal actor but also a very lively and lovable human. As exhilarating as his on-screen persona, his real-life demeanour was just as entertaining. His death left his children - Riddhima Kapoor Sahani, Ranbir Kapoor, and wife Neetu Kapoor bereaved.

Recently, Neetu went down memory lane and shared a heartwarming video on her Instagram handle. In the video, she is seen dancing with Rishi Kapoor in their song Shaam Suhani Aayi from their 1975 film Zinda Dil. This was the first time Neetu was sharing stage with her future husband. "Our first dance (sic)", she captioned the video. Take a look:

Last week, The Burning Train star had shared a social media post on their 41st wedding anniversary. Neetu shared a video on Instagram which comprises a collage of scenes from different films featuring the two of them in their younger days as well as recent years. Captioning the video, Neetu wrote: "Justtt" along with a heartbroken emoji. "Would have been our 41 years today," she added.

Bollywood stars Neetu Singh and Rishi Kapoor had tied the knot on January 22, 1980. The couple had worked in several blockbuster hits like Khel Khel Mein, Rafoo Chakkar, Kabhie Kabhie and Amar Akbar Anthony. They were last seen together in their son Ranbir's film Besharam.

Ranbir, Riddhima, and Neetu have just started to move on through the pain of having lost the veteran actor. Although Ranbir isn't on social media, Riddhima and Neetu Kapoor regularly share pictures with Rishi on their social media handles. Recently, Neetu had posted a string of pictures with her family. "2020 was quite a roller coaster!!! When YOU left I felt like a deer caught in the headlights not knowing where to go ... #jjj was cathartic at that time as it gave me something to look forward to !!! Then Covid happened. I could have never gone thru so much without my cuties… Thank you both for holding on #RnR #jugjuggjeeyo," Neetu captioned the images.

Last month, when Rishi's debut film Mera Naam Joker clocked 50 years, she had shared a collage of her late husband's pictures and wrote, "Mera Naam Joker released on December 18, 1970... it would have been his 50 years in the Indian film industry."

Rishi Kapoor breathed his last in April after battling cancer. The last rites were performed at around 4 pm in the city's Chandanwadi crematorium.

Talking about Neetu Kapoor, the veteran star will be next seen sharing screen space with Anil Kapoor, Varun Dhawan and Kiara Advani and YouTuber Prajakta Koli in Jug Jugg Jeeyo. A shooting schedule of the film was recently wrapped up in Chandigarh.

The Shooting of the film in the city had to be temporarily halted at one point after Neetu, Varun and director Raj Mehta tested Covid positive. Neetu Kapoor's daughter Riddhima later posted on social media to inform that the actress has recovered.