5. Yasmin-Rishi-Dimple Love Triange
Rishi Kapoor’s first serious relationship wasn’t with Neetu Singh. He revealed in his memoir that his first steady and serious girlfriend was a Parsi girl, Yasmin Mehta, whom he dated much before Bobby was out.
“By the time Bobby was released in 1973, Stardust, which was the most popular magazine of its time, published a story about a budding romance between Dimple and me. Dimple, who by this time was already married to Rajesh Khanna, was not greatly affected by it. But it put an end to my relationship with Yasmin, I tried hard to get her back in my life, but she did not agree.”
6. Rishi: The Male Chauvinist
Right after Rishi & Neetu Kapoor’s marriage, Neetu took an exit from her film career. Elaborating it, Rishi admitted to being a male chauvinist back then.
“It was, as I have said often, her decision to wind up her career after marriage. I can say with a clear conscience that I did not force it upon her. We did agree before we got married that once we had children, one of us would be the earning partner and the other would be the nurturing parent.”
“But to be honest, I didn’t try to convince her to keep working either. There was a chauvinist in me that didn’t want his wife to go out to work. I wanted Neetu to finish all her commitments before we got married. All I can say in my defense is that my views have changed since then.”
Well, these are some quite shocking revelations. Isn’t it?
