The Romantics Director Recalls Interviewing Rishi Kapoor: 'You Couldn’t Have Guessed That We Would Lose Him A Month Later'

Netflix’s docu-series ‘The Romantics’, which dropped on Valentine’s Day, celebrates late filmmaker Yash Chopra and his production banner Yash Raj Films' rich cultural legacy of 50 years.  

Rishi Kapoor passed away on April 30, 2020, after battling cancer. 

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New Delhi: Netflix’s docu-series ‘The Romantics’, which dropped on Valentine’s Day, celebrates late filmmaker Yash Chopra and his production banner Yash Raj Films' rich cultural legacy of 50 years.  

The star-studded, four-part docu-series features 35 leading voices of the Hindi film industry and dive into the history of Bollywood through the lens of YRF's impact in making Bollywood a household name globally. 

Late actor Rishi Kapoor, who closely collaborated with Yash Chopra and then the latter's son, Aditya Chopra, in films like 'Kabhi Kabhie', 'Chandni', 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan', 'Fanaa' and 'Hum Tum', has also featured in the docu-series. In the series, he is seen speaking about his close relationship with Yash Chopra and what made their combination one of the most cherished director-actor duos in Hindi cinema, especially romantic films. 

The director of the series Smriti Mundhra spoke to News18 about her experience of interviewing the actor. “It was absolutely amazing! It was probably one of the best experiences of my career doing that interview. He just arrived on sets, full of energy and full of life, excited to talk and share so many anecdotes. You couldn’t have guessed that he had health problems at that time and that we would probably lose him a month later,” she told News18.

“He was so generous with his time and I could sense that he was enjoying taking the trip down the memory lane and talking about his friendship with Yash Chopra and the films that they made together, and his own career. So, everything was really special,” she added. 

Rishi Kapoor passed away on April 30, 2020, after battling cancer. 

The four-part docu-series features lShah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Ranbir Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, and others who have closely worked with the studio conglomerate. 

Interestingly, the reclusive studio head, Aditya Chopra, has also recorded his first on-camera interview for 'The Romantics'.