Bhubaneswar: Versatile veteran actor Rishi Kapoor’s death is undoubtedly an irreplaceable loss for the film industry.
With his chocolate boy image in his first innings and meaty supporting roles in the second innings, the actor had carved a niche for himself in Bollywood.
Apart from this, Rishi is also one such actor opposite whom many Bollywood actresses made their debut in the industry and attained stardom.
Here’s a list of actresses who made their debut opposite Rishi:
- Dimple Kapadia- 16-year old Dimple Kapadia’s first film was 1973’s ‘Bobby’. Rishi played the lead hero in it. The film left cash registers ringing at the box-office.
- Jaya Prada- Jaya Prada’s first Hindi movie was Sargam opposite Rishi Kapoor. The film was a huge hit.
- Radhika- Radhika’s first Hindi film was Naseeb Apna Apna (1986) where she plays Rishi’s first wife.
- Kaajal Kiron- Kajal Kiron made her debut with ‘Hum Kisise Kum Nahin’ (1977). In the movie, Rishi Kapoor was her love interest.
- Shoma Anand made her debut with Barood (1976). She had a small role in the movie. However, she is remembered for her scene with Rishi in ‘Coolie’, where they both get drunk and sing ‘Mujhe peene ka shauk nahi’.
- Bhavna Bhatt- Bhavna Bhatt made her debut in Naya Daur(1978) opposite Rishi.
- Naseem- Naseem made her debut in 1976 with Kabhi Kabhie opposite Rishi Kapoor.
- Ranjeeta-The actress got a big break in the 1976 film, Laila Majnu, opposite Rishi.
- Mita Vasisht- Her first film was Chandni (1989).
- Gautami- Her first Hindi film was Naqab (1989) with Rishi Kapoor.
- Vineeta- She played the lead actress in Janam Janam (1988) alongside Rishi.
- Zeba Bakhtiar- This Pakistani actress’s first movie was Heena (1991). Rishi Kapoor played the leading man in this film.
- Ashwini Bhave- She played the other heroine in Heena.
- Sheela Sharma- She debuted with Rishi in Daraar.
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