Rishi Kapoor’s daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, who is based in Delhi, could not make it to his funeral on Mumbai on Thursday. Heartbroken at the turn of events, she posted a note to her father on Instagram and said she wished she could say good bye.
After receiving permission to drive from Delhi to Mumbai, she is currently on her way to Mumbai. Sharing a picture of the car window on her Instagram stories, she wrote Friday morning: Driving home ma…Enroute Mumbai”.
Sharing a picture with Rishi Kapoor after his death on Thursday, she wrote: “Papa, I love you. I will always love you - RIP my strongest warrior. I will miss you every day. I will miss your FaceTime calls every day! I wish I could be there to say goodbye to you ! Until we meet again papa, I love you". The 67-year-old actor, who had been battling cancer, died at a Mumbai hospital on Thursday morning.
Riddhima, who is a jewellery designer in Delhi, is married to industrialist Bharat Sahni.
During to strict lockdown rules in place, Rishi Kapoor’s funeral was attended only by close family and friends. During the funeral, actress Alia Bhatt who is reportedly dating Rishi Kapoor’s son and actor Ranbir Kapoor, was seen holding up a phone. According to reports, she was on video call with Riddhima, who was witnessing the last rites through the video.
In a statement released, Rishi Kapoor’s family urged fans to maintain calm and respect lockdown rules. "Our dear Rishi Kapoor passed away peacefully at 8:45am IST in hospital today after a two-year battle with leukemia. The doctors and medical staff at the hospital said he kept them entertained to the last. He remained jovial and determined to live to the fullest right through two years of treatment across two continents. Family, friends, food and films remained his focus and everyone who met him during this time was amazed at how he did not let his illness get the better of him. He was grateful for the love of his fans that poured in from the world over. In his passing, they would all understand that he would like to be remembered with a smile and not with tears. In this hour of personal loss, we also recognise the world is going through a very difficult and troubled time. There are numerous restrictions around movement and gathering in public. We would like to request all his fans and well-wishers and friends of the family to please respect the laws that are in force. He would not have it any other way," the statement said.
