Rishi Kapoor wanted Javed Akhtar to ‘publicly apologise’ as he blamed ‘Raj Kapoor for Shailendra’s death’: ‘He alleged that Papa…’

Rishi recalled Javed’s accusations which were chiefly astir the making of the movie Teesri Kasam, which was produced by Shailendra, and starred Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman. “Javed had claimed that Shailendra died due to the fact that of the debts that piled up during the making of his movie Teesri Kasam (1966), a movie my dada worked in. He alleged that Papa had delayed the movie with the effect that Shailendra had tally up those debts. I wonderment what debts helium was referring to due to the fact that my begetter paid for everything and helium was not paid for the movie either. He adjacent completed the movie with his ain funds,” helium shared.

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Waheeda Rehman and Raj Kapoor successful Teesri Kasam.

The making of Teesri Kasam was rather troubled but Raj had seemingly done the movie for conscionable 1 rupee, and Waheeda too, ne'er discussed immoderate commercials with Shailendra arsenic helium was moving with a choky budget. Raj wanted to changed the ending of the film, but Shailendra stuck to his guns. Rishi said that Raj did not privation Shailendra to marque the film, arsenic helium possibly understood the troubles of being a producer. Rishi alleged that Shailendra “died due to the fact that his ain brother-in-law cheated him.” He added that Raj, successful fact, cleared Shailendra’s debts and wrote, “My begetter took it upon himself to wage Shailendra’s infirmary bills and cleared each his debts. I person checked this with each the elder radical who worked with RK, I person asked my parent astir it, I person interrogated everyone who was astir astatine that time.”

Rishi expected Javed to contented a nationalist apology and wrote, “I deliberation Javed should publically apologize for his defamatory connection oregon furnish important impervious that my begetter had thing to bash with Shailendra’s death. Having made specified an accusation, helium should person the courageousness to backmost it up with grounds oregon admit that it was a mistake,” helium wrote.

Rishi said that helium was “extremely fond” of histrion Shabana Azmi, who is joined to Javed Akhtar and truthful helium ne'er allowed the “situation to get retired of hand” but helium did pass Farhan astir the same. “But I did archer Farhan Akhtar astatine a enactment that Anil Ambani had hosted for Steven Spielberg that I was highly upset, and that 1 time my patience would deterioration retired and it wouldn’t beryllium pleasant. I americium a diligent man, but I person ne'er been acrophobic of anyone and I don’t mean to commencement now,” helium wrote.