Sanchita
Bollywood lost a legend last year when Rishi Kapoor breathed his last on 30th April 2020.
On his one year death anniversary, here’s a throwback from Juhi Chawla, who was his co-star for the last film he was shooting – ‘Sharmaji Namkeen’.
A coming-of-age story of a 60-year-old man, ‘Sharmaji Namkeen’ was a movie about a middle-class man who wants to discover life after retirement.
While talking to TOI, Juhi Chawla fondly remembered him and how he had berated her for being an ‘insecure’ actor while shooting –
“Chintuji had a unique way of speaking — it almost always sounded like he was shouting at you. He had a tough exterior and the heart of a softie. Once I got used to his ways, and I figured out that this is how he was, I started enjoying that about him.”
She continued further, “While shooting for Sharmaji Namkeen, I would be rolling with laughter because he had something to pull me up for every single day. One day, he actually called me an insecure actor because I’d rush to see the monitor after every shot. His shots were fantastic, and I was worried if I was holding up well. In his typical style, he shouted at me and said, ‘That monitor is for the director. Not you… you insecure actor.’ It was so funny…I never questioned why he had such a tough exterior, but over the years, I started enjoying it because it was cute.”
Naturally, Rishi Kapoor’s loss is irreplaceable. The makers have not reshot his portions, instead, Paresh Rawal will be completing the pending portions of the film.
The film will release on 4 Sept 2021, the late actor’s birth anniversary.
