Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor famed for his romantic roles has died of cancer aged 67•
He was part of the Kapoor acting dynasty which has long dominated Bollywood, the Hindi film industry•
The actor made a huge splash in 1973 with his first lead role in Bobby - a teenage love story•
He played the romantic lead in dozens of films for over two decades after which he made a successful transition to character roles•
Rishi Kapoor debuted as a child actor in 1970 in his father Raj Kapoor's film Mera Naam Joker•
Several of his films in the 1980s and 90s - Khel Khel Mein Karz and Chandni became massive box office hits•
He was a skilful dancer and some of his films had songs that are massively popular even today•
Kapoor made a successful on-screen pair with actress Neetu Singh•In one of Bollywood's most enduring love stories, they took that romance off-screen as well when they got married in 1980•
Their son Ranbir Kapoor is a successful Bollywood star in his own right•
Rishi Kapoor also worked in several multi-starrers with Amitabh Bachchan and his uncle Shashi Kapoor•
Rishi Kapoor also worked in several multi-starrers with Amitabh Bachchan and his uncle Shashi Kapoor•
He had a second coming in this decade doing character roles and appearing in some interesting cameos in small films•
One generation of the Kapoor family was born in the city of Peshawar in Pakistan• The family migrated to India after the partition in 1947•
In 1990 Rishi Kapoor visited a residential building in Peshawar called Kapoor Haveli where his grandfather Prithviraj and his father Raj Kapoor were born•
The news he had lost his battle with cancer came a day after the death of Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan.
Kapoor was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018 and returned to India last September after a year-long course of treatment in New York•
He was taken to hospital on Wednesday morning after he complained of breathing difficulties his brother Randhir Kapoor told the Press Trust of India•
The actor's family confirmed his death in a message saying his life had ended peacefully•
The doctors and medical staff at the hospital said he kept them entertained to the last•He remained jovial and determined to live to the fullest right through two years of treatment across two continents•Family, friends, food and films remained his focus and everyone who met him during this time was amazed at how he did not let his illness get the better of him•
He was grateful for the love of his fans that poured in from the world over•In his passing they would all understand that he would like to be remembered with a smile and not with tears•
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