Once upon a time Raj Kapoor and Bollywood were synonymous with each other. His personal life was in the news more than the name of his films. Raj Kapoor’s family life went through a lot of difficulties. There was a time when his wife Krishna Raj left home with son Rishi Kapoor. Late actor Rishi Kapoor had revealed many things related to the family in his book.
Mother had left home: Referring to father Raj Kapoor, Rishi had told that everything was normal at home at the time of affair with Nargis. But when Raj Kapoor had an affair with Vyjayanthimala, his mother could not tolerate it. Rishi had said, “I was very young when my father had an affair with Nargis ji. I don’t even remember anything exactly. But I remember at the time of Vyjayanthimala, I was staying with my mother at Nataraja Hotel on Marine Drive.
Rishi Kapoor said, “At that time my mother had given up. We were staying in the hotel, then from there we shifted to a two-room house in Chitrakoot. My father bought a house for us. He tried to do a lot for us, but my mother did not forgive him till his death.
However, Vyjayanthimala dismissed the affair and said that all this is a ploy for film promotion. Rishi also talked about this. In the interview, he had said that Vyjayanthimala had denied ever having an affair with my father. Rishi had said, “Vyjayanthimala claimed that she talked about doing fake romance for publicity. I was furious. How can she be so scandalous, she showed that the affair never happened? He had no right to distort facts, as my father was not in the world to tell the truth.”
Let us tell you that Rishi Kapoor also said goodbye to the world two years ago on 20 April. His wife Neetu Kapoor and their relationship were very close. Even today Neetu gets emotional remembering Rishi. Even in Ranbir-Alia’s wedding, the whole family remembered him a lot.