All his life he played roles of romantic heroes. Most of them were opposite co-star Neetu Singh. Except in ‘Agneepath', 2012, where he played a negative role of ‘Rauf Lala' for the first time.
Rishi Kapoor made his debut with ‘Mera Naam Joker' in 1970, while Neetu Singh made her debut with ‘Do Kaliyaan' in 1960.