The onscreen pairing of Raj Kapoor and Nargis is immortal. However, their off-screen romance was short-lived as Nargis moved on to Sunil Dutt and Raj Kapoor was happy with his wife and children. But Raj Kapoor’s son Rishi Kapoor talked about their relationship in his biography ‘Khullam Khulla’.
He begins his book by discussing his father’s love life. And one such love story was of Raj Kapoor and Nargis. This story ended when Sunil Dutt saved Nargis from fire during the shooting of ‘Mother India’. Sunil Dutt was badly injured in this, Nargis took care of him. They later got married, and the actress severed all ties with the man who immortalized her on RK Films logo with his silhouette.
Nargis came to RK studio after 24 years
In his book, Rishi Kapoor shared an anecdote of how Dutt and Kapoor were estranged and reunited after years of their marriage. At the time of Rishi Kapoor’s marriage to Neetu Kapoor in 1980, Nargis met the Kapoor family after breaking away from the family in 1964. After 24 years with Sunil Dutt, she was invited to Rishi Kapoor’s wedding and she agreed with her husband.
Rishi Kapoor mentions Nargis in his book as the woman his father loved. He was also a man in love – at that time, unfortunately, with none other than my mother. His girlfriend was the lead actress of some of the biggest hits of the time, including Aag (1948), Barsaat (1948), 1949), and Awara (1951).
He further writes, “My father did everything with great fanfare and this included our wedding rituals. He called Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan from Pakistan for my music. It was a typical Raj Kapoor show which started at 11.30 pm. And continued till 6 in the morning. He later narrates what happened when Nargis, who was nervous to go to RK Studio after 24 years.
Raj Kapoor’s wife talked to Nargis
Rishi Kapoor tells the story without mincing his words, “J.P. Choksi later told me that something unexpected had happened on my wedding day as well. After completing ‘Jagte Raho’ in 1956, Nargis-ji did not set foot in RK Studio. However, on that day, she came with Sunil Dutt to attend the function. Apparently she was quite nervous about Kapoor attending an event after twenty-four years. Sensing his hesitation, my mother reportedly took him aside and said, ‘My husband is a handsome man. He is also romantic. I can understand this attraction.
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