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Despite coming from Bollywood’s most iconic film family, Ranbir Kapoor has carved a niche for himself with his performances in the film industry. The actor has mostly kept his private life away from the limelight, but there was this one time during an old interview when he spoke about feeling embarrassed about the fights between his parents — Neetu Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor — and how the trouble in their marriage became public.
In an old interaction with TBIP, Ranbir recalled sitting awake at night and listening to his parents fight and “break things.” He shared, “At that time press didn’t matter because I was in the fire zone. I was living with my parents so seeing them going through that phase, I was very much part of it. I was right there. We live in a bungalow and my parents live downstairs and I live on the upper floor. I remember sitting on staircases for four hours from 1 at night to 5 in the morning and hearing them fight, break things.”
Ranbir admitted that he felt embarrassed in front of his friends at school as the trouble in his parents’ marriage became headlines. “Everyone goes through it but just that my parents were celebrities so it was in the press. It was a little embarrassing in school. Your friends don’t mention it because they are good friends, but somewhere you know that there is a sense of ‘I know what is happening in your life’. But you have to deal with it. What’s more important is your parents became okay. They came out of this phase and find companionship and friendship again.”
In a recent interaction, comedian and actor Vir Das spoke about witnessing Neetu Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor’s fight on a flight. Speaking on the Moment of Silence podcast, he said, “I’m in the back of a flight, and like in the front of the flight, I hear some chikad-chikad happening between a couple in business class, ‘You can’t eat the cake.’ ‘I want to eat the cake.’ ‘You’re not allowed to eat the cake. The doctor said no cake.’ ‘I want the bloody cake. What the f**k?’.” Vir recalled Rishi coming to his seat and talking to him. He ultimately had the cake that was served to Vir on the flight.
Rishi Kapoor breathed his last on April 30, 2020. Neetu and Rabir were by his side after he was diagnosed with cancer, treatment and recovery. He was 67 years old.
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