Bollywood has lost another bright light with the sudden death of Rishi Kapoor. The celebrated actor, whose career began in earnest as a teenager with leading roles in the 1970s, died on Wednesday at age 67, the BBC reports.
Kapoor was famous for playing the romantic leading man in nearly 100 Bollywood films during his career before becoming a go-to character actor who was cast in commanding supporting roles.
The star was diagnosed with cancer in 2018, and moved to New York City for a year for treatment before returning to India in September 2019.
Kapoor was rushed to a hospital after complaining of breathing problems on Wednesday morning, and died several hours later. Following the news of Kapoor’s death, there was an outpouring of tributes
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