Jackie Shroff: Rishi Kapoor’s wish to share screen space with me will now remain unfulfilled

Rishi Kapoor‘s death has left everyone mourning. Jackie Shroff who shared a great bond with Rishi Kapoor has a regret that he never got the chance to share the same frame with the latter. Both worked in films like ‘Azaad Desh Ke Gulam’, ‘Aurangzeb’, ‘Chalk n Duster’.

Jackie Shroff is saddened by the death of Rishi Kapoor. In an interview with Hindustan Times, he said, “Chintuji always used to tell me, ‘Jaggu dada, I want to do a film opposite you. We’ve worked together in so many movies but never faced each other on camera.’ Him being a senior to me and one of the finest actors of the industry, I so wanted to act with him. I feel sad that this wish never will come true now. We’ve lost a precious jewel of the crown.”

Jackie also recalls that when he first saw Rishi Kapoor, it was a fan moment for him. “I remember his film ‘Bobby’ (1973) had released and he shot to fame overnight. I was hanging around the Pastry Palace in Mumbai and I saw him there for the first time. I was like, ‘Wao, Rishi Kapoor!’ I wasn’t an actor then and seeing a superstar was like a fan moment to me and I never knew that one day, we would share such great camaraderie,” said Shroff.

He further said, “I could always feel that affection from a senior not just for myself but for Tiger (son, Tiger Shroff) as well. We would ring up and discuss Tiger’s performance in his recent movies. Coming from him really meant a lot to me.”

“He is embedded deeply in my heart forever,” added Jackie Shroff.

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