Ranbir recalls the times his ailing father was worried about not getting films: "Whether people will offer him films? Will he be able to act?"

Rishi Kapoor left for heavenly abode on April 30, 2020 after fighting his two year battle with cancer and today marks the first death anniversary of the veteran actor who ruled the Hindi film industry for decades.

As the industry and his family and fans remember him today, a story about his son Ranbir Kapoor speaking about the times he spent with his dad in the US while he was receiving his treatment for cancer has been making rounds.

During an award show in the year 2019 Ranbir had shared how his dad Rishi Kapoor was worried whether he would get projects on his return to India after finishing his cancer treatment.

RK was quoted sharing,

Whenever I speak to him, he only talks about movies. He only talks about ‘how is this film?’, ‘how is this film doing?’, ‘how is this performance?’, what are you doing in this scene? And more so, he speaks to me about his insecurities that when he gets back, will he get to work in movies? Whether people will offer him films? Will he be able to act in movies?

- Ranbir Kapoor

Ranbir had dedicated his Best Actor award for his movie Sanju to his father. He had said at the Zee Cine Awards,

I would like to dedicate this award to very special people in my life, starting with my father. He is going through a little bit of a rough patch in his life and I have often heard that whenever you come at crossroads in your life, you can really tell who you are as a person.

- Ranbir Kapoor

On March 25, on Rishi's 11th-month prayer meet, his wife, actor Neetu Kapoor had shared a throwback video with him from their last trip to New York. The video showed the couple enjoying their time in New York City.

Taking to Instagram, she had written, "Since today is Rishiji's 11-month prayer meet felt like sharing some moments from our last trip to NYC."

Recently, when Neetu appeared as a guest on Indian Idol, she revealed that she was Rishi's wingwoman. 

She was quoted as saying on the show, by DNA,

I was Rishi’s wingwoman and always helping him in impressing girls until we started dating. Rishi found me very cute and sweet and we used to call each other Bob. He was in Paris whereas I was in Kashmir, shooting, and suddenly I got a telegram from Rishi saying he misses me and loves me.

- Neetu Kapoor

They tied the knot in 1980, after several years of courtship, and have two children--Riddhima Kapoor Sahni and Ranbir. The couple also starred together in films like Amar Akbar and Anthony, Zinda Dil, Khel Khel Mein, Do Dooni Chaar, among several others.