Raj Kapoor’s wife Krishna welcomed Nargis at Rishi Kapoor’s wedding despite their affair: ‘My husband is a romantic, I understand the attraction’

In his memoir Khullam Khulla, Rishi Kapoor mentioned how Nargis was nervous attending the wedding but Raj Kapoor’s wife Krishna made her feel comfortable and welcome. He wrote, “Nargis-ji had not set foot in RK Studios after she completed Jagte Raho in 1956. However, that day, she came with Sunil Dutt to attend the ceremony. She was apparently very nervous about attending a Kapoor event after twenty-four years. My mother, sensing her hesitation, reportedly took her aside and said, ‘My husband is a handsome man. He is also a romantic. I can understand the attraction. I know what you are thinking, but please don’t beat yourself up over the past. You have come to my home on a happy occasion and we are here today as friends.’”

In the book, Rishi didn’t mince words while addressing his father’s affairs. He recalled how Raj Kapoor was romantically involved with Vyjayanthimala. “I was very young when my father had an affair with Nargis Ji, and so was not affected by it. I don’t remember feeling anything was amiss at home either. But I do remember moving into the Natraj Hotel on Marine Drive with my mom during the time Papa was involved with Vyjayanthimala,” he wrote.

Raj Kapoor died in 1988 at the age of 63.