Anil Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor’s first photoshoot

New Delhi:

August 11, the 1988 movie Vijay released 32 years ago, Anil Kapoor remembered his co-star Rishi Kapoor, who passed away in April this year. Sharing two retrospective photos of what appears to be a promotional photoshoot when the film was released, Anil Kapoor revealed that this was his “first photoshoot” with Rishi Kapoor: “First photoshoot with James for Vijay… it’s been 32 years. “For those who don’t know, Anil Kapoor addressed Rishi Kapoor as James – a nickname inspired by American actor James Dean, famous as a youth icon in 1950s Hollywood. Anil Kapoor’s photos, also with Rishi Kapoor, are all pretty much eighties swag. Anil and Rishi Kapoor were part of an ensemble in the film directed by Yash Chopra Vijay, which also starred Rajesh Khanna and Hema Malini, among others.

Take a look at Anil Kapoor’s tweet here. Isn’t it always the same?

First photo shoot with James for Vijay … it’s been 32 years … # 32yearsdeVijaypic.twitter.com/Z7Mh2DZjLE

– Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) Aug 11, 2020

On the day of Rishi Kapoor’s death, April 30, Anil Kapoor recounted why he had chosen the nickname James for his friend: “The reason I called Rishi Kapoor James was that, in my opinion, if he there was someone who looked good like James Dean, that was him. And he loved to hear that from me. He will always be James to me, “wrote Anil Kapoor, which he signed as “Patton”.

The reason I called Rishi Kapoor James was because I thought if there was anyone who looked as good as James Dean it was him … and he loved to hear that from me … he will always be James to me … pic.twitter.com/HrU3ZQbx3G

– Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) April 30, 2020

Anil Kapoor has also worked with Rishi Kapoor in films like the one in 1993 Gurudev and version 2000 Karobaar: the affair of love. Anil Kapoor’s daughter, actress Sonam Kapoor also worked with Rishi Kapoor in 2009 Delhi 6 and 2014 Bewakoofiyan. Sonam’s Bollywood debut was against Rishi Kapoor’s son Ranbir Kapoor in Saawariyan.