Rishi Kapoor 1990s? - Page 2

Originally posted by: MiniRulz

let's hear from the man himself..IMO he was and still is one of the best and most under rated actor in bollywood..

I was called a Jersey Man' because of my sweaters. I was shooting non-stop, singing and dancing in Shimla, Switzerland, and was getting bored of it. I was middle-aged, gaining weight and thoroughly dissatisfied with what I was doing. I was only making money.

Neetu, my wife, said quit before you get bored. It was the late '80s and early '90s and all the Khans " Salman, Aamir, Shah Rukh " had entered the field. I did my last film as a leading man in 1998, Rakesh Roshan's Karobaar with Juhi Chawla and Anil Kapoor, and decided that was it. I had been a romantic hero for 25 years, which is a record.

By God's grace, I had a smooth sailing. I braved a toofan calledAmitabh Bachchan. There were actors brandishing pistols, doing maar-dhaadh, and here was I, a hero with a guitar! Not many know that Shammi Kapoor retired at the age of 36. I retired at the age of 46.

It was a decision not many leading actors can take, for it's difficult to come to terms with the situation. In spite of people laughing behind their backs, they still carry on as heroes. Call it narcissism, but it is immensely tough to give up this position of power and adulation.

In our country, an actor is wanted because of his youth, his ability to sing, dance, romance, and not because of his talent. An actor's experience makes him great with age, and the West celebrates such talent. After Karobaar, I returned producers their money, sat without work for two and a half months and decided to write and direct Aa Ab Laut Chalein.

I am not made for anything except films. I may have retired from a position, but I still wanted to be part of this industry.

Thank you...case closed!! Nothing to see here and yes, he is an extremely versatile actor who'll always have his own place but he was never a superstar and in the 90s he was nothing more than a supporting actor but as far as acting is concerned he's top 10 all time.

Originally posted by: Chudailpaapi

20 years ke baad puch rahe ho whether those people were famous or what was hit. Hum Dono , Daraar, Gurudev, Ghar Parivar are all hit. 90's is different from today. There were different parameters. I know many of those directors. Harmesh Malhotra is Naagina's director, K. Bapaiah, is Pyaar Jhukta nahi's director, David Dhawan,Abbas Mastaan are some of his directors.

By 90 he was an icon. He didn't need BO to be in top 10. There was fan base set for him. One should not assume anything based on my DP. 😛 😆

Sorry none of those are hits. Hum Dono is average, Gurudev a disaster.

Icon 😆

Yes every 70s actor is an icon.

I don't think this is relevant now or makes any difference. Personally I feel Rishi is certainly one of few legendary actors; with under-rated acting skills and yes, he was/still is a bigger superstar than Ranbir Kapoor. (sorry for going out of point)Ranbir has yet to achieve or see that kind of stardom which his father saw. Personally I always enjoyed Rishi Sir in even 90s films. He certainly deserves respect for his achievements, and whatever films he should have done or should not have done, or whatever he did. And yes, anyone will continue working as long as he/she continues getting that same kind of work or an y work. Normal human tendency to continue working.

Originally posted by: guess.wh0

What big directors/producers? He did a couple of films with David Dhawan before Govinda when he was a flop star and some second fiddle roles.

Any RIshi Kapoor film in the top 10 grossing films of the year in the 90s? Top 20?

Yes he played second fiddle to superstars like Sunny Deol(Damini) & Madhuri(Yaarana) here and there but his solo films were washout B grade films by directors you've probably never heard of.

Some delusional Ranbir Kapoor fanboy/girl is batting for Papa Kapoor without having an ounce of knowledge. Once again, other than side kick roles in Damini and Deewana please show me one film of RIshi Kapoor that was a top 10 grosser in the 90s. Not even asking for a top 5 or 3 grosser, just a top 10. An A-lister can at least afford that.

PS: RIshi Kapoor is among my favourite actors. His fat man act in Chandini and other films was endearing but by the 90s, he was done and dusted working for money alone.

Deewana and Bol Radha Bol were top grossers of the year 1992, just go check IMBD. Also lets be honest, it was Rishi which made Deewana a super hit that year, he had way more screen time then SRK and had the best dialogues and emotional scenes in the movie, SRK was only there for 45 minutes

Damini in 1993 was also one of the top grosser, I know Sunny takes credit for the film, but Rishi has a huge part in making that a hit too

Originally posted by: DriftInfinitely

In which film did he play a college going guy in the 90s? 😆

Ma tere beta pure college mein first aaya hai. Good old 90s. 😆

Many 😆

I just watched Karobaar, hist last romantic movie from 2000, first half of the movie he was playing a college law student