Actress Alia Bhatt stood by the Kapoors' side throughout and was even photographed video-calling Rishi Kapoor's daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, who was given permission to fly down from Delhi to Mumbai but could not reach on time for her father's last rites. The Raazi actress took to Instagram paying her tribute to the veteran actor and said, "“What can I say. About this beautiful man… who brought soo much love and goodness into my life. Today, everyone speaks of the legend that is Rishi Kapoor… and though I’ve known him like that all my life…for the past two years I’ve known him as a friend, a fellow Chinese food lover, a total cinema lover, a fighter, a leader, a beautiful storyteller, an extremely passionate tweeter and a father! In these past two years the love I have received from him is like a warm hug that I will always cherish! I thank the universe for giving me this opportunity to know him…today probably most of us can say he is like family – because that’s how he made you feel! Love you, Rishi Uncle! Will miss you forever! Thank you for being you!”.
Neetu Kapoor commented on the post and wrote, “Love you” with a heart emoji. To which, Alia replied "the most".
Neetu Kapoor on Alia Bhatt post
Alia Bhatt, , who is dating Kapoor's son and actor Ranbir Kapoor, was present at the funeral held in Mumbai on April 30. The actress has also worked with Kapoor in Karan Johar's Student of the Year and Shakun Batra's Kapoor & Sons.
Many from the film fraternity including Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini and Karan Johar among others paid their last respects on social media.
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