New Delhi. The film ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’ was released in 1985. Two new actors made their debut in Bollywood with this film. This film was directed by ‘The Great Showman’ Raj Kapoor to launch his son Rajiv Kapoor. This film was way ahead of its time in those times. The film had to face opposition from a section of the audience due to its boldness. Actress Mandakini also made her debut with this film.
Mandakini became a star overnight because of her beauty and brilliant acting, but hero Rajiv Kapoor did not get the recognition he expected. Mandakini took all the credit for the success of the film. Rajiv Kapoor did not get much recognition among the audience. Rajiv Kapoor started his career in the year 1983 with the film ‘Ek Jaan Hain Hum’, but when it flopped, Raj Kapoor decided to launch him again.
Rajiv Kapoor was broken
Showman Raj Kapoor made ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’ to relaunch his son. When the film came on the big screen, everyone was impressed by Mandakini’s beauty. She became a star overnight and Mandakini’s bold scenes were the talk of the town. After the success of the film, Mandakini started getting many offers, but Rajiv Kapoor’s morale was broken.
There was a rift with the father
According to media reports, the success of ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’ also became the reason for the conflict between father and son. Rajiv believed that he was not given the place in this film that he deserved. He also requested his father to make another film, but when Raj Kapoor did not do so, a rift developed between the two. This estrangement between father and son increased so much that Rajiv Kapoor did not even attend his father’s funeral.
Worked in 13 films
Rajiv Kapoor, who was not very successful in the film world, worked in a total of 13 films in his career. He appeared in ‘Aasman’, ‘Jabardast’, ‘Mera Sathi’, ‘Lava’, ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’, ‘Lover Boy’, ‘Preeti’, ‘Jaljala’, ‘Shukriya’, ‘Hum To Chale Pardes’, ‘Naag Nagin’ and ‘Zimmedar’. Out of these, only ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’ was successful.
There was a flop in production too
He also tried his hand at film production and direction, but he could not show any big magic there either. Rishi Kapoor and Randhir Kapoor’s younger brother Rajiv Kapoor married Aarti Sabharwal. But, they got divorced after some time. The actor died on 9 February 2021 in Mumbai at the age of 58. It is said that he had a heart attack at home. After this, the family took him to Inlaks Hospital in Chembur, but the doctors declared him dead. (With inputs from INS)
Tags: Entertainment news., Rajiv Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor
FIRST PUBLISHED : August 25, 2024, 13:38 IST
