Raj Kapoor’s extra marital affair, Rishi Kapoor himself did publicly

Last updated:March 03, 2025, 19:05 IST

Rishi Kapoor revealed father Raj Kapoor’s affair and alcohol hobby in the autobiography ‘Khullam Khulla’. Raj Kapoor had relations with Nargis and Vyjayanthimala.

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You get to see all the stories you get in Bollywood films. The same stories and stories are also inside the industry. There are some stories, during their film making, some gossips are related to the personal life of celebrity. It is common for an actor to connect a name to a heroine. But do you know about the superstar son who told about the extra marital affair of his own father.

Yes, this is a very famous anecdote. That too of the famous Family Kapoor family of the film industry. Rishi Kapoor, who was a superstar of his time, wrote openly about his father Raj Kapoor in his autobiography ‘Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Unsense’. Where he told about the affair of father Raj Kapoor. He told that he had relations with Nargis and Vainjayatimala. His mother also came to know about this.

Rishi says that Raj Kapoor was very fond of films, alcohol and his heroines. In ‘Khullam Khulla’, Ranbir Kapoor’s father has written openly about Raj Kapoor’s love-affairs, his passion for films and his relationship with his father.

Son himself told about father’s affair

Talking about the relationship between her father and Nargis, Rishi writes that the pair of Nargis and Raj Kapoor are still considered one of the most famous couples. Rishi wrote, “My father was 28 years old at that time and he had been just 4 years since he came in films. At that time I loved someone other than my mother. His girlfriend was none other than Nargis, the heroine of his films. “

Nargis was a hit heroine

Rishi further wrote that Nargis was his father’s special heroine. She had become the ‘in house heroine’ of RK Studio. He also gave him superhit films like Aag, Avara and Barsaat.

Mother had left home

In the book, Rishi Kapoor, Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala have also talked about the relationship. Rishi says that when his father was having an affair with Vyjayanthimala, he and his mother went to live in Natraj Hotel in Marine Drive. From the hotel, we shifted to an apartment in Chitrakoot for two months. Papa bought that house for mother and children. He made every effort to get back the wife and children, but my mother did not agree until she ended her lovelife’s chapter.

Rishi Kapoor was angry at Vyjayanthimala

Rishi remembers that Vyjayanthimala once said that his father had spread an affair with him for publicity. The sage expressed anger over this and said that Vyjayanthimala has no right to say so. If the father had been alive today, she would never have been able to say that and could not even deny the words of the affair.

Raj Kapoor was fond of alcohol

Rishi has also written about his father’s hobby of alcohol in the book. Rishi says that his father loved Johnny Walker Black Label Whiskey, but he did not share it with anyone.

On a relationship with his father

Like his son Ranbir, Rishi initially had a formal relationship with his father. Rishi says that gradually his father’s fear ended and love and respect for him increased. The sage wrote, “When I got close to my father, I had a different respect for him. My father was also my guru for me. “