Rajiv Kapoor

Kapoor made his debut opposite fellow debutante Divya Rana in Ek Jaan Hain Hum in 1983. He played the leading role in his father Raj Kapoor's last directorial venture Ram Teri Ganga Maili in 1985. He acted in several other films, the most notable Aasmaan (1984), Lover Boy (1985), Mera Saathi (1985), Zabardast (1985), and Hum To Chale Pardes (1988). His penultimate film appearance was in the 1990 film Zimmedaaar, after which he turned to producing and directing. With legendary actors Dilip Kumar and Rekha, Kapoor also acted in the film Aag Ka Darya, which was completed in 1991 but remains unreleased. After his father's death, Rajiv Kapoor assumed the role of producer for the popular film Henna in 1991, which his older brother Randhir directed. In 1996 Rajiv made his own directorial debut with the commercial failure Prem Granth, which starred his brother Rishi Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit. He also ventured into television, producing the serial Vansh, which aired on Doordarshan from 1995 to 1996. Three years later he was one of the producers of Aa Ab Laut Chalen, directed by his brother Rishi. This would be the final film he would be involved with for some three decades. He was set to make a comeback to acting after 30 years with his appearance in the movie Toolsidas Junior, which completed filming shortly before his death and was finally released on 21 May 2022.