On Rishi Kapoor’s birth anniversary, his daughter Riddhima unveiled the poster of his last film, ‘Sharmaji Namkeen’. The poster of the film shows the late actor a happy spirit as he walks carrying his briefcase. Alia Bhatt also shared the poster on her Instagram story and wrote, “Miss You.”
Riddhima penned down a heartfelt note while sharing the first poster. “We are proud to present, the poster of a very special film – Sharmaji Namkeen, starring one of the most celebrated actors in the film industry whose inimitable work and sparkling career we will cherish forever, Mr. Rishi Kapoor. As a mark of love, respect and remembrance of him and as a gift to his millions of fans, here is the first look of his final film.”
Riddhima also went on to thank Paresh Rawal who portrayed the same character played by the actor.
“A big thank you to Mr. Paresh Rawal, who completed the film by agreeing to take the sensitive step of portraying the same character played by Rishi-JI. Produced by Excel Entertainment and Macguffin pictures, directed by debutant Hitesh Bhatia, this film is a light-hearted coming-of-age story of a lovable 60-year-old-man,” she wrote
The same message was also shared by Farhan Akhtar, whose Excel Entertainment is producing the movie on Instagram.
Rishi Kapoor died on April 30, 2020, after a two-year-long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Neetu Kapoor, daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni and son Ranbir Kapoor.