Neetu Kapoor recalled working with Amitabh Bachchan in Yaarana and leaving early to return to her fiancé, Rishi Kapoor. Amitabh arranged her return, and she appeared in only half of the song.
Neetu Kapoor starred with Amitabh Bachchan in Yaarana.
Neetu Kapoor once talked about her time working with Amitabh Bachchan in Yaarana, which included the popular song Sara Zamana Haseeno Ka Deewana. In the song, Amitabh wore the famous bulb-studded black leather jacket, and it was shot in Kolkata. Even though Neetu and Amitabh were both in the video, Neetu revealed that she left early and returned to Mumbai because she didn’t want to be away from her fiancé, Rishi Kapoor, at that time.
“I remember we were in Calcutta shooting for that stage song in a stadium (Yaarana). We were sitting together, and I was crying, tears rolling down my cheeks. I had just got engaged and I didn’t want to be away from Chintu (Rishi Kapoor). The phones in Calcutta weren’t working. And Chintu was upset that he couldn’t get through to me. Amit asked me why I was crying. I said, ‘I want to go back.’ He replied, ‘You will,’” she told Rediff, in an old interview.
She mentioned that he called the producer, asked him to book her ticket back to Bombay, and said they would handle the song without her. “He called the producer, asked him to book my ticket back to Bombay, and said they’d manage the song without me. They did. You will notice I am there for half the song and then I disappear,” she added.
Neetu Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor’s wedding in 1980 was a memorable moment in Bollywood, marking the union of two of the industry’s beloved stars. The couple had been in a relationship for several years before they got married, and their on-screen chemistry seamlessly translated into real life. Their wedding was a beautiful celebration, attended by many of their close friends and colleagues from the film industry. Over the years, Neetu and Rishi became one of Bollywood’s most-loved couples. Rishi Kapoor died of leukemia on 30 April 2020, aged 67.
