Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor has died after a two-year battle with leukemia, his family representative confirmed. He was 67.
Kapoor, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2018 and returned to India last September following treatment in New York, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, Indian time, according to the statement. Kapoor had recently been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai, a spokesperson for Reliance Industries LTD., which is affiliated with the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai confirmed.
The statement also urged his fans and well-wishers to respect India's current lockdown restrictions, noting:"He would not have it any other way." Over the course of his career, Kapoor acted in more than 100 films, playing both the romantic lead and character roles.
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