In THIS DDLJ Scene, did Shah Rukh Khan wear Rishi Kapoor’s sweater? Discover More Here

The renowned actor Rishi Kapoor’s fourth death anniversary is today. After a protracted fight with leukemia, he died away on April 30, 2020. Rishi Kapoor, often referred to as Chintu Ji, had a profound influence on the Hindi cinema industry. With his remarkable performances and endearing demeanor, he enthralled fans from his premiere in Mera Naam Joker till his last picture Sharma Ji Namkeen.

Few people are aware of Rishi Kapoor’s fascinating connection to the Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol movie Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Filmmaker Karan Johar previously disclosed that in DDLJ, SRK donned one of Rishi’s previous ensembles. An Unsuitable Boy, Karan Johar’s biography, told a tale that linked Rishi Kapoor to the classic movie DDLJ. Karan said that they ran into a problem with Shah Rukh Khan’s suit for a sequence when helping Aditya Chopra with costumes during the DDLJ filming.

It was the scene in the song Na Jaane Mere Dil Ko Kya when Kajol imagined SRK saying goodbye to her. Owing to financial limitations, Karan made do by rummaging through used clothing at Mumbai studios to find a suitable ensemble. He discovered the same famous red and white sweater that Rishi Kapoor wore in the movie Chandni, which popularized sweaters for men at the time. Everyone enjoyed how Karan chose to put an insignia to patch up the minor hole.

Another intriguing link between DDLJ and Rishi Kapoor is that Shah Rukh Khan’s character in the movie, Rajnath, was influenced by the name of Rishi Kapoor’s character in the 1973 movie Bobby.

Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, Rishi Kapoor’s daughter, said that two days before to his hospitalization, Rishi attempted to contact her, but she failed to answer. She said that she was still sorry not to answer the phone. Two days before to this, he attempted to contact me via phone. I still have the missed call that he gave me on my phone. His final missed call to me was that one, and I thought… I regret not taking it. I still have that missed call saved, but after that he was in the hospital and couldn’t really answer or communicate. I captured a screen grab and stored it. Since he didn’t really contact me to chat to me after that. In a recent interview with Galatta Plus, she said, “I phoned him after that, but he couldn’t talk.