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Updated February 26th, 2020 at 21:32 IST

Rishi Kapoor shares fond memories of Manmohan Desai on his birth anniversary, see pic

on Wednesday, veteran actor Rishi Kapoor took to Twitter to share a throwback photo of Manmohan Desai on the occasion of the late filmmaker's birth anniversary.

Reported by: Urvashi Kandpal
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Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor eulogised late film producer Manmohan Desai through his Twitter account by posting a throwback photograph on the occasion of Desai's birthday on Wednesday. The photo featured Kapoor with the producer who had worked with him in the classic film Amar Akbar Anthony and many others. Rishi Kapoor revealed that Desai had worked with all of his family members and had been fond of them all.

Have a look:

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Manmohan Desai worked with the then leading male actors like Raj Kapoor in the 1960 film Chhalia, Shammi Kapoor in the 1963 film Bluffmaster and Budtameez in 1966, Randhir Kapoor in Raampur Ka Lakshman, Shashi Kapoor in Aa Gale Lag Jaa and Rishi Kapoor in films like Amar Akbar Anthony, Naseeb, Coolie and Anmol. Manmohan Desai passed away on March 1, 1994.

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What's next for Rishi Kapoor?

The actor was last seen in the crime thriller film The Body, along with Emraan Hashmi and Sobhita Dhulipala, where he played the role of a police officer. The film was directed by Drishyam fame Jeethu Joseph and received mixed responses from the audience. The veteran actor was last in the news for his health as he had been admitted at a hospital in the city during the wedding celebrations of his nephew Armaan Jain.

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Rishi Kapoor has signed a light-hearted comedy film called Sharmaji Namkeen opposite actor Juhi Chawla. The movie, set in Delhi, will be directed by debutant Hitesh Bhatia and will feature Rishi Kapoor and Juhi Chawla together on the silver screen after more than two decades. Sharmaji Namkeen is slated to release in theatres in 2020. The commencement of the shoot was announced by Juhi Chawla through her social media handle about three months ago.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Juhi Chawla (@iamjuhichawla) on

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Published February 26th, 2020 at 21:32 IST

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