Neetu Kapoor Opens Up About Difficult Time After Rishi Kapoor's Death

Mumbai. Bollywood veteran actress Neetu Kapoor has spoken openly about the difficult time after the death of her husband and actor Rishi Kapoor.

Participating in Soha Ali Khan's podcast, Neetu revealed that she was mentally disturbed after Rishi's death in 2020. She said that she had to struggle a lot to manage herself during that painful time.

Neetu, who appeared with her daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni on the podcast, said that she used to stay awake all night for many months after Rishi's death. She said, 'After Rishi's death, I used to stay awake all night for many months. Sometimes I couldn't sleep at all at night. Gradually my condition became such that I couldn't sleep without alcohol.'

She also expressed her pain that people misunderstood her when she was going through such a difficult situation. Many people criticized her on social media after she returned to TV shows and films shortly after losing her husband. Neetu clarified that people did not understand her compulsion and that she had returned to work only to get out of that pain and manage herself.

Neetu, who returned to work with the film 'Jug Jug Jiyo' after a long interval, said that she was very nervous at first. Mentioning that director Karan Johar inspired her to start working again, she said that although she was very scared during the shooting of the film, that experience helped her become strong again.

Neetu and Rishi Kapoor were married on January 22, 1980, and they worked together in many films in the 70s and 80s. They have two children, Riddhima and Ranbir Kapoor.

Rishi Kapoor was diagnosed with leukemia (blood cancer) in 2018. After spending about a year in New York for treatment, he also worked in some films after returning to India.

However, as his health deteriorated, he was admitted to the hospital in December 2019 and passed away on April 30, 2020, at the age of 67. Rishi's last film 'Sharmaji Namkeen' was released in 2022 after his death.