Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor turns 66, B-town wishes him

The yesteryear romantic hero still charms the audience with his charismatic performance on the big screen.

The actor, who hails from a filmy background, is the son of legendary Bollywood star Raj Rapoor and brother of actors Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor.

He made his debut on the silver screen as a child artist in ‘Mera Naam Joker’, where his father played the lead role.

A glorious journey in B-town:

The actor’s first venture as a hero was ‘Bobby’ with Dimple Kapadia, which became a major hit.

He starred in films like ‘Karz’, ‘Prem Rog’, ‘Coolie’, ‘Saagar’, ‘Nagina’, ‘Chandni’, ‘Henna’, ‘Bol Radha Bol’, ‘Deewana’, ‘Hum Tum’, ‘Fanaa’, ‘Namaste London’, ‘Love Aaj Kal’ and ‘Patiala House’.

Kapoor won a National Film Award in the category of Best Child Artist for ‘Mera Naam Joker’, and a Filmfare award for ‘Bobby’.

The actor’s pairing with his wife Neetu Singh Kapoor has always been admired.

The couple together was seen in superhit films like ‘Khel Khel Mein’, ‘Kabhie Kabhie’, ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ and ‘Doosra Aadmi’.

While he has a successful legacy of romancing his leading ladies on screen, the actor now experiments with different kinds of roles and has commanded equal successes in the same.

Rishi's success continues still today:

Some of his recent successful films include 'Student of The Year’, 'Agneepath', 'Houseful 2', 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan', 'D-Day', 'Shuddh Desi Romance' and 'Besharam', where he will starred alongside his son Ranbir Kapoor and wife Neetu Singh Kapoor.

His last released movie was Mulk.

Rishi Kapoor and actor Amitabh Bachchan joined to entertain fans in another recent release 102 Not Out.

Indian celebrities wish Rishi Kapoor:

Former Indian cricket team skipper Sachin Tendulkar tweeted: "As a kid I watched ‘Mera Naam Joker’, as a teenager ... ‘Chandni’, and today we still get to enjoy gems like ‘102 Not Out’. The last is just one of your many, many centuries on the silver screen. Happy Birthday to you, #RishiKapoor Ji! A truly versatile actor. @chintskap."

Actress Madhuri Dixit wished Rishi and said: "Happy Birthday @chintskap!
May you have a wonderful day and a great year ahead ."

Actor Abhishek Bachchan also greeted the actor and posted: "Happy birthday to my all time favourite. @chintskap have a stellar year Chintu uncle. We're coming over for dinner one of these days. "

Actor Anil Kapoor tweeted: "Happy Birthday James! @chintskap , Both your performances this year have been amazing, & I can't wait to see you in your next avatar! Here's wishing you many more years of love, luck and happiness!."

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