Kabaddi fan Rishi Kapoor passes away
Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor passed away in Mumbai today. He breathed his last at the HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai. He had been undergoing treatment for the past one week. He returned to Mumbai last year after nearly a year of treatment for cancer in the United States. However, he said that it would take some time for him to recover.
Rishi Kapoor was a fan of Kabaddi. He had close ties with Abhishek Bachchan, owner of Jaipur Pink Panthers, a team in the Pro Kabaddi League, and Ronnie Screwvala, owner of U-Mumba. He was often present on the field to watch the matches of these two teams. News of Rishi Kapoor’s demise caused a stir in the kabaddi sector.
Many kabaddi players and team owners paid homage to him by posting on social media. These include Ronnie Screwvala, Akshay Kumar, Maharashtra State Kabaddi Association President Gajanan Kirtikar, Ketki Golatkar of Star Sports, Deepak Niwas Hooda, Pawan Singh Sehrawat and Naveen Kumar.
Don't know how much more destructive the year 2020 will be for us.#RishiKapoor Sir is no more with us …
May his Soul Rest in Peace ????#ऋषि_कपूर pic.twitter.com/hYUJNymLtM— Deepak Niwas Hooda (@DeepakHooda5555) April 30, 2020
Kabaddi players pay tribute to Rishi Kapoor#RishiKapoor #KhelKabaddi pic.twitter.com/EwJFmbWP2Z
— Khel Kabaddi (@KhelKabaddiNews) April 30, 2020
RIP Rishi Kapoor#RishiKapoor #khelkabaddi pic.twitter.com/VCmYoyBth9
— Khel Kabaddi (@KhelKabaddiNews) April 30, 2020
Stop it.. oh Lord! #RishiKapoor – a huge piece of my childhood… just gone! Numb. #riprishikapoor
— Ketaki Golatkar (@Golty) April 30, 2020
Bad news does not stop-another really sad day -To a Gentleman always smiling always enquiring on others.Always permeating joy laughter in whatever room he would walk into – @chintskap Rishi Kapoor RIP-condolences to Kapoor family Neetu & @ranbirrk – all our prayers with you
— Ronnie Screwvala (@RonnieScrewvala) April 30, 2020
सलग दुसऱ्या दिवशी भारतीय चित्रपट सृष्टीतील आणखी एक तारा निखळला. अभिनेते ऋषी कपूर यांना भावपूर्ण आदरांजली! #RishiKapoor pic.twitter.com/Epu4y2U4GW
— Gajanan Kirtikar -गजानन कीर्तिकर (@GajananKirtikar) April 30, 2020
It seems like we’re in the midst of a nightmare…just heard the depressing news of #RishiKapoor ji passing away, it’s heartbreaking. He was a legend, a great co-star and a good friend of the family. My thoughts and prayers with his family ????????
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) April 30, 2020