Rajiv Kapoor

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Getting drunk and into brawls occasionally. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Bollywood-celebrities-mired-in-controversies/photostory/47614364.cms  ''The Times of India''] reported in 2015: Rajiv Kapoor, has been caught on the wrong foot. The former actor reportedly got drunk on his return flight from Malaysia to India, and created a huge ruckus in the business class, much to the discomfort to the fellow passengers and the crew, as reported by Mid-day.com. Further to the report, his assistant was called from the economy class to check on him and help him stand upright while de-boarding. Allegedly, he even hurled abuses while in the airport lobby after the flight landed, suggest sources quoted in the report.
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Actor Rajiv, Raj Kapoor’s youngest son, dies at 58
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Actor Rajiv Kapoor, best remembered as the hero of the blockbuster Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985), directed by his father the great Raj Kapoor, passed away following a heart attack in Mumbai on Tuesday. He was 58, reports Avijit Ghosh.
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The 1980s saw a profusion of star sons launched into filmdom. Rajiv belonged to the same bunch. Unlike his elder brothers, Randhir and Rishi, he wasn’t introduced in a home production. Rajiv made his debut with Ek Jaan Hain Hum (1983) under FC Mehra’s Eagle Films. He oozed a natural flamboyance. Post-Ek Jaan Hain Hum, he acted in a clutch of duds: Ravindra Peepat’s Lava, Nasir Hussain’s Zabardast and Shomu Mukherjee’s Lover Boy. He seemed unable to carve out a distinct personality that creates a steady fan base.
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=Filmography=
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==As an actor==
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1983 Ek Jaan Hain Hum
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1984 Aasmaan
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1985 Lava
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1985 Lover Boy
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1985 Mera Saathi
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1985 Ram Teri Ganga Maili
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1985 Zabardast
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1986 Angaaray
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1986 Preeti
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1988 Hum To Chale Pardes
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1988 Shukriyaa
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1988 Zalzala
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1989 Naag Nagin
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1990 Aag Ka Dariya
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1990 Zimmedaaar
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==As a producer==
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1991 Henna
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1996 PremGranth
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1999 Aa Ab Laut Chalen
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==As a director==
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1996 PremGranth

Latest revision as of 04:02, 10 February 2021

Rajiv Kapoor in his youth
Rajiv Kapoor at age 52 in 2015
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[edit] Family

See The Kapoors of Filmistan

[edit] Personal details

Born August 25, 1962 in Bombay

aka Chimpu Kapoor

[edit] What is he doing now? (In 2015)

Getting drunk and into brawls occasionally. The Times of India reported in 2015: Rajiv Kapoor, has been caught on the wrong foot. The former actor reportedly got drunk on his return flight from Malaysia to India, and created a huge ruckus in the business class, much to the discomfort to the fellow passengers and the crew, as reported by Mid-day.com. Further to the report, his assistant was called from the economy class to check on him and help him stand upright while de-boarding. Allegedly, he even hurled abuses while in the airport lobby after the flight landed, suggest sources quoted in the report.

[edit] 2021: death at age 58

Actor Rajiv, Raj Kapoor’s youngest son, dies at 58

The Times of India

Actor Rajiv Kapoor, best remembered as the hero of the blockbuster Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985), directed by his father the great Raj Kapoor, passed away following a heart attack in Mumbai on Tuesday. He was 58, reports Avijit Ghosh.

The 1980s saw a profusion of star sons launched into filmdom. Rajiv belonged to the same bunch. Unlike his elder brothers, Randhir and Rishi, he wasn’t introduced in a home production. Rajiv made his debut with Ek Jaan Hain Hum (1983) under FC Mehra’s Eagle Films. He oozed a natural flamboyance. Post-Ek Jaan Hain Hum, he acted in a clutch of duds: Ravindra Peepat’s Lava, Nasir Hussain’s Zabardast and Shomu Mukherjee’s Lover Boy. He seemed unable to carve out a distinct personality that creates a steady fan base.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] As an actor

1983 Ek Jaan Hain Hum

1984 Aasmaan

1985 Lava

1985 Lover Boy

1985 Mera Saathi

1985 Ram Teri Ganga Maili

1985 Zabardast

1986 Angaaray

1986 Preeti

1988 Hum To Chale Pardes

1988 Shukriyaa

1988 Zalzala

1989 Naag Nagin

1990 Aag Ka Dariya

1990 Zimmedaaar

[edit] As a producer

1991 Henna

1996 PremGranth

1999 Aa Ab Laut Chalen

[edit] As a director

1996 PremGranth

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