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Superstar Rishi Kapoor breathed his last on 30 April 2020 at the age of 67, leaving his family and fans in sorrow. The Bobby star left behind a legacy, and his wife Neetu Kapoor and kids Ranbir Kapoor and Riddhima Kapoor Sahni. In a recent chat with Zoom, Riddhima, who starred in Fabulous Lives Vs Bollywood Wives opened up about coping with the pain of losing her father Rishi Kapoor and how filmmaker and family friend Karan Johar helped the family cope with the loss.
Riddhima Kapoor Sahni says Karan Johar helped family cope with pain of losing Rishi Kapoor
When describing how the Kapoor family coped with the pain of dealing with a huge loss, Riddhima responds, "I absolutely adore Karan Johar for one reason also when we were trying to cope with losing my father. We were trying to look happy during that time – he used to come home and make my mother smile and that stayed with me. He did that for us and I have the hugest, deepest respect for him for doing that for my mom. These are among the little things you remember and he did that for us, he did that for my mom."
We wanted to remember him with a smile: Riddhima Kapoor Sahni
Recalling a hard time after losing her father Rishi Kapoor, Riddhima shared, "It was a terrible time for our family. We used to cry together, laugh, celebrate him, remember him and I guess that's life you just have to move on. Today, when we look back, we don't want to think about the bad times – like what happened over those years especially – when he was in the hospital. We look back at the good times, the happier times. We want to celebrate him. When we all sit together, we talk about his funny moments, and what Dad would have said if he was here. We remember him with a smile and that's what we want to do – we want to remember with a smile."
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Riddhima on Ranbir Kapoor coping with pain of losing Dad Rishi Kapoor
Riddhima Kapoor Sahni opened up about talking to her brother Ranbir Kapoor about dealing with the loss and grief of their father Rishi Kapoor. She said, "He probably emotes differently. We all start crying to let it all out. Everyone has different ways of coping. But, I'm sure he has had his fair share of breakdowns and meltdowns, but he has never shown it to us. He probably wants to be the stronger one."
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Riddhima Kapoor: Couldn't leave my mom alone
During the chat, Riddhima revealed how she tried to support his mom Neetu Kapoor after losing her dad, Rishi Kapoor, " I had to come back to Delhi, people have even tried to separate us. People said 'She has now gone to Mumbai now, she has left Delhi'But no one understood that my mother needed me at that time. I wanted to be there with my mom and for my mother. I couldn't leave her alone. I'm sure no one does that – If your parent is alone, suffering, you're not going to just leave your parent there and go back to wherever you are. I would never do it. So, I was with my mom for almost a year. My husband was very understanding and said 'You be with mom. She needs you, you be with her till she is stronger.' And that is exactly what we did – She got stronger. She probably developed a little bit of confidence and we pushed her – to do this movie – that was the time she did JugJugg Jeeyo. She also did a couple of shows – this Dance show and we did Kapil Sharma Show together. All that I did was to make her happy. Happy means – you have to get on with life". Ranbir will start working, I didn't want her to be on her own and doing nothing and again your mind is going back to everything and thinking of all those sad moments, just wanted her to move on and I don't think we did anything wrong in doing it."