RISHI KAPOOR........

Rishi Kapoor was born on September 4, 1952 in Mumbai. He is an Indian Bollywood actor.

He is the second son of famous film director and star Raj Kapoor. His brothers are well-known actors: Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor. Rishi married actress Neetu Singh, with whom he had several hit movies, in 1980. They have two children named Ranbir Kapoor and Ridhima Kapoor.

Mr. Kapoor first debuted in his father’s 1970 film Mera Naam Joker , playing his father’s role as a child. Rishi Kapoor had his first lead role, opposite Dimple Kapadia, in the popular 1973 film Bobby which became an instant hit with youngsters. He has since then appeared in hundreds of movies. He played the lead role romancing young heroines till the year 2000 with the delayed release of Karobaar: The Business of Love. He moved on to supporting roles with Hum Tum (2004) and Fanaa (2006). He also directed a film Aa Ab Laut Chalen, which did not do well at the box office. He is also due to appear in his first English-language film Don’t Stop Dreaming.

He got National Award for Best Child Artist, Mera Naam Joker in 1971.In 1973 he got Filmfare Best Actor Award,for the film Bobby and in 2006 he receive Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement

Rishi Kapoor (born September 4, 1952 in Mumbai) is a famous Indian Bollywood actor.His pet name is Chintu.

He is the second son of famous film director and star Raj Kapoor. His brothers are well-known actors: Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor. Rishi is the paternal uncle of today's actresses Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.

Rishi married actress Neetu Singh, with whom he had several hit movies, in 1980. They have two children named Ranbir Kapoor and Ridhima Kapoor. His son Ranbir Kapoor is going to make his debut with Sonam Kapoor(Anil Kapoor's Daughter) in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya releasing in 2007.

Chintu, as Rishi is fondly addressed, was always passionate about acting. His bedroom mirror was his earliest confidante and he would try out various expressions in front of it.

Rishi first debuted in his father's 1970 film "Mera Naam Joker" playing his father's role as a child.Rishi Kapoor.When elder brother Randhir grew too old to play the role, a chubby Chintu stepped into the hallowed portals of RK Studios to play the young joker in his dad's mega movie, "Mera Naam Joker".

Chintu's performance as a plump adolescent Raju, whose senses are stirred by his attractive teacher Mary (Simi Garewal), and who struggles to come to terms with his ensuing guilt, was so mature, it belied his age.Rishi won a National Award when he was barely 18 for his sensitive portrayal of a teenager's first crush in the movie.

Thrilled by the adulation, a barely-out-of-his-teens Chintu hankered for the lead role in his father's next production, Bobby. But he knew he stood a slim chance to bag it if he did not shed the extra kilos. A determined Chintu stayed away from steak (his favourite dish) and cut himself down to half his size.

His efforts were successful and Rishi Kapoor had his first lead role, opposite Dimple Kapadia, in the popular 1973 film "Bobby" which became an instant hit with youngsters.Rishi won heady stardom playing Raja, a disenchanted, affection-deprived teenager who falls headlong for the beauteous and well-endowed Bobby (Dimple Kapadia), the daughter of a fun-loving fisherman (Premnath). The young actor became catnip to college girls at 21.

If Dimple in the title role of Bobby sent hearts spiralling out of control, Chintu with his freshly sprouted moustache and lovelorn eyes did not lag far behind. He may have lost Dimple to reigning superstar Rajesh Khanna, but Khanna lost a sizeable chunk of his young fans to Rishi.

Rishi then provided a launch pad to a legion of fledgling heroines: Dimple (Bobby), Kajal Kiron (Hum Kisise Kum Nahin), Shoma Anand (Barood), Bhavna (Naya Daur), Jaya Prada (Sargam), Naseem (Kabhi Kabhie), Sonam (Vijay) and Divya Bharti (Deewana).

When Dimple quit the industry, Rishi found new heroines. In frolicsome entertainers like Rafoo Chakkar, Khel Khel Mein and Amar Akbar Anthony, the nattily dressed Neetu Singh complemented him beautifully. Soon after they played a couple whose marriage is coming apart at the seams in the underrated Doosra Aadmi, they married in real life too. Rishi's success coincided with Amitabh's ascent and the prince of romance had a difficult time stepping out of the tall shadow cast by the angry young man.

Rishi Kapoor could always be counted on to wear the most outrageous outfits. Whether it was the head to toe white sequence leisure suit in "Hum Kisise Kum Naheen" to the incredibly large sunglasses in "Bobby" Rishi was the male kitsch fashion plate of 70s Bollywood. His use of over the top clothes were a way for him to really get into his characters.He was nicknamed "Lover Boy" and Rishi was the major teen heartthrob of 70s Bollywood entertainers. He was the dashing singing and dancing kid chasing romance in light hearted films as opposed to the 'Angry Young Man' social drama/action films that featured actors like Amitabh Bachchan.

Even if he unapologetically worked in commercial films, believability was his calling card and he worked hard to achieve it. In Amar Akbar Anthony, Rishi wore a double-knit fabric trouser, a netted see-through shirt and chewed paan to get a feel of his character. To lend throb to the Dafliwala in "Sargam", Rishi shrugged his shoulders before playing the dafli, a trait he picked up from a father-son duo of dafli players. It led to an impressed Amitabh Bachchan complimenting Rishi on his ability to dance, sing and play the dafli simultaneously.

Sporadically, Rishi made valiant attempts to conform to the trend and star in vitriolic dramas like "Zehreela Insaan" and "Gunehgar", but the audience shunned them, preferring to patronise his romances like "Laila Majnu" and "Hum Kisise Kum Nahin". The deft dafliwala of "Sargam" (1979), the pop singer who wants to avenge his own murder in "Karz" (1980), the love-obsessed rebel who proposes to a widow in "Prem Rog" (1982) reinforced one's belief in Rishi Kapoor as a sensitive actor with golden toes.

His films fuelled his lover boy-for-all-seasons image and Rishi became its prisoner. Besides, his early marriage seemed to disappoint his female fans. In the mid-1980s, Rishi's penchant for his evening quota of drinks manifested in a well-rounded physique. A seen-there-done-that lassitude set in.

Still, Rishi acted his way back with Sridevi in Nagin. The hitherto choosy star signed a spate of films.One of them was Yash Chopra's "Chandni". Rishi played a man who shuns his love when he is crippled in an accident. The star delivered a perceptive performance capturing the anger, cynicism, self-loathing and the desire for sacrifice that stems from his helplessness.The success of his home-production Henna, directed by brother Randhir, and the cacophonous David Dhawan comedy, Bol Radha Bol, delayed Rishi's fade-out but his widening girth resulted in a thinning out of roles.

He played the lead role romancing young heroines till the year 2000 with the delayed release of "Karobaar: The Business of Love".



He then attempted his hand at direction, but "Aa Ab Laut Chalen", starring Akshaye Khanna and Aishwarya Rai, made under the RK banner, flopped at the box office.Today, Rishi occasionally lends sparkle to lacklustre fare like "Raju Chacha", "Kuchh Khatti Kuchh Meethi" and "Kucch To Hai"; but a youth-centric industry can offer few roles that do not waste this fine actor's talents.

He did a few more supporting roles with Hum Tum (2004) and Fanaa (2006).Recently he appeared in "Namaste London" and an English-language film titled "Don't Stop Dreaming" which was directed by his cousin Aditya Raj Kapoor (son of Rishi's uncle Shammi Kapoor).