Ranbir Kapoor on Rishi Kapoor’s swansong Sharmaji Namkeen: ‘This is the way he would have liked to go’

Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor says his father and actor Rishi Kapoor spent his final days engaged on a movie set, one thing he was obsessed with.

Sharmaji Namkeen was the ultimate display look of Rishi Kapoor, who died on the age of 67 in April 2020 after a two-year lengthy battle with leukaemia.

Directed by Hitesh Bhatia and backed by Excel Entertainment, the film will launch on Amazon Prime Video on Thursday.

The complete expertise of Sharmaji Namkeen is near the Kapoor household, Ranbir Kapoor mentioned, including that his father had shot for barely six days in Delhi when he was identified with most cancers.

Ranbir Kapoor mentioned he flew over to Delhi to persuade Rishi Kapoor to journey to the US for his therapy.

“… his first instinctive response was ‘But what about the film? I need to finish it’,” the actor mentioned in an announcement to PTI.

Ranbir mentioned whereas present process the therapy, his father typically questioned whether or not he’ll get the chance to work in films and even “finish this film”.

The actor additionally praised producer Ritesh Sidhwani for ready for his father to get again to the movie, one thing he mentioned was “instrumental in getting him better that time”.

After capturing for a couple of month on Sharmaji Namkeen, Rishi Kapoor had a relapse.

“He was declared cancer free in September and he got back at the end of September and by December he was back on set. He shot for probably 30 odd days and then he had a relapse but I think this is the way that he would have liked to go, working on a movie and not hanging his boots yet and doing it with passion,” Ranbir Kapoor mentioned.

Described as a “relatable and heartwarming story of self-realisation and discovery”, the movie follows the lifetime of a not too long ago retired man who discovers his ardour for cooking after becoming a member of a ladies’s kitty circle.

Ranbir mentioned Sharmaji Namkeen is a candy movie apart from being his father’s swansong.

“It’s really a heartwarming story that we all can connect with. It’s a movie that we can watch with our entire family and such stories are rarely made and I am really excited to see how the audience will react to this,” he added.

After Rishi Kapoor’s loss of life, the makers had roped in actor Paresh Rawal to finish the remaining parts of the movie, making it a primary occasion the place two actors performed the identical character in a single film.

Sharmaji Namkeen additionally stars Juhi Chawla, Suhail Nayyar, Taaruk Raina, Satish Kaushik, Sheeba Chaddha and Isha Talwar.