New Delhi: Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor have been away in New York for several months now for Rishi’s cancer treatment. The veteran actor had earlier tweeted that he was going to the US for some medical treatment. The ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ actor also requested his well-wishers to not ‘unnecessarily’ speculate about his health.

‘’Hello all! I am taking a short leave of absence from work to go to America for some medical treatment. I urge my well wishers not to worry or unnecessarily speculate. It’s been 45 years “plus”of wear and tear at the movies. With your love and good wishes,I  will be back soon!,’’ Rishi’s tweet read.


After months of speculations, Rishi Kapoor’s brother Randhir Kapoor revealed that he was 'almost cancer free'. His ardent fans prayed for his speedy recovery and Rishi’s happy pictures brought a smile on their faces. Several Bollywood celebs including Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukon, Arjun Kapoor and Malaika Arora visited Rishi and Neetu whenever they were in New York. Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt also headed to NYC several times to meet his parents.

Neetu Kapoor, while talking to a leading a news channel, opened up on son Ranbir Kapoor’s reaction when he got to know about Rishi Kapoor’s cancer diagnosis.

"Ranbir came and I told him 'There's something I want to tell you.' I told him what happened, he had tears in his eyes. He was in denial for an hour or so. He composed himself and said 'Let's deal with it'," Neetu told Times Now.

The ‘Khel Khel Mein’ actress further said that Ranbir composed himself, dropped everything and headed to Delhi, where was Rishi was staying. After that, the three of them flew to NYC to start the treatment immediately.


Neetu Singh revealed how she reacted to the devastating news of Rishi Kapoor's bone marrow cancer.

''My first reaction was, obviously very bad, I was devastated, my kids were devastated. We didn’t know what to do. But then we thought to ourselves that this is it, we have to deal with it. Where he (Rishi) is concerned, he was in denial. For 4-5 months, he was not himself. I think when you start accepting that this is your issue, then you are stronger. I feel he is much stronger for the past, maybe 5-6 months," she told the channel.


Rishi Kapoor also revealed that Ranbir visited them in New York four times and the actor used to stay for five days every time. The veteran actor also confirmed that they would return back to India in September.

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