Overview

• News18 reprises Rishi Kapoor’s 2012 claim that Raj Kapoor made Bobby to pay debts from Mera Naam Joker, noting the director could not afford to cast Rajesh Khanna.
• Bobby is reported as the year’s top earner with roughly Rs 11 crore on a Rs 1 crore budget, and it won Rishi Kapoor the Filmfare Best Actor award.
• Coverage recaps Kapoor’s trajectory from 1970s romantic lead to acclaimed character roles in the 2000s, citing Agneepath, Do Dooni Chaar, Kapoor & Sons, Mulk and 102 Not Out.
• Filmfare’s photo feature centers on Rishi’s bond with son Ranbir Kapoor, acknowledging a complex relationship alongside affectionate moments from his final years.
• The pieces also recall Rishi Kapoor’s child-actor start in Mera Naam Joker, his breakout opposite Dimple Kapadia in Bobby, and his death in 2020 following a recurrence of leukemia.