When Rishi Kapoor praised future daughter-in-law Alia Bhatt, called her 'talented and lucky'

On Rishi Kapoor's 71st birth anniversary, we revisit an HT interview, where he called Alia Bhatt one of the better actors of the current generation.

Late actor Rishi Kapoor's family, friends and fans celebrate his 71st birth anniversary on Monday, September 4. He was the son of actor Raj Kapoor, grand son of Prithviraj Kapoor and brother of Rajiv and Randhir Kapoor. He was married to actor Neetu Kapoor and had two kids with her – actor son Ranbir Kapoor and jewellery designer daughter Riddhima Kapoor.

'I admire Alia'

Alia Bhatt and Rishi Kapoor worked together in Kapoor and Sons. She is now married to the late actor's son Ranbir Kapoor.

While almost his entire family worked in Bollywood, his son also got married to one of the most talented actors of the new generation, Alia Bhatt. Rishi and Alia worked together in Kapoor and Sons and he had nothing but good things to say about her.

In a 2018 interview, he praised Alia for her choice of films and talent. When asked what he though of the younger generation of actors, he said, “I admire someone like Alia Bhatt, who takes up challenging roles like in Highway (2014) and Raazi. It’s very difficult at this tender age to carry a film on their shoulders and only an actor can do that. Also, one has to be lucky enough to get such parts. Alia has been lucky and of course, she has the talent too.”

Alia's note for Rishi

Alia won the National Award last month for her work in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi.