Neetu Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor are one of the most celebrated couples in the entertainment industry. However, in the initial stages, her mommy was against their relationship due to some reasons!
One of the most evergreen couples of their time, Neetu Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor's love story is no less than a fairytale. After going through many ups and downs in their relationship, they finally tied the knot with each other on January 22, 1980. However, they would have celebrated their 42nd marriage anniversary if it was not for the actor's untimely demise on April 30, 2020, when Rishi left for the heavenly abode after giving a tough fight to cancer. But time and again, if we look at Neetu and Rishi's love story, the small little anecdotes from the same never miss a chance to set couple goals.
Sonia Singh, popularly known as Neetu Kapoor met the love of her life, Rishi Kapoor for the first time on the sets of their film, Zehreela Insaan, in 1974 when she was just 16 years old. Initially, Neetu used to get quite irritated by Rishi's constant bullying of her on their sets. However, later they bonded well, and Neetu used to help Rishi woo other female interests until he finally understood that she was the one for him. Afterwards, the pair worked together in more than 12 films, attracting the attention of their millions of fans.
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However, as every love story has a villain, in Neetu and Rishi's case, it was her mother, Rajee. The actress' mother was strongly against their relationship in the early years of their dating phase. And as per a report on Abp.com, Neetu was also scolded and beaten by her mother several times for this reason. And when she had come to know about this for the first time, Rajee had also thrashed her daughter fiercely. The pivotal reason behind disliking their relationship was that Rajee disliked the Bollywood industry actors. Moreover, Neetu's mother didn't want any scandals related to her personal life when she was riding high in her career.
Neetu has also disclosed her mother's protective nature in several old interviews. The actress was also heard revealing how her mother, Rajee had control over her relationship with Rishi. For instance, when she used to go on dates with Rishi, her mother used to send her cousin, Lovely along with them. It was only after a long period of time that Neetu's mother finally nodded for their relationship.
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Talking about Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor's engagement, it also happened in quite an unexpected way. It was during Rishi's visit to Delhi to attend a friend's wedding, when his sister invited Neetu and their immediate families. After that, their wedding was announced. However, they also didn't have any rings to exchange. At the same time, Rishi's sister gave her ring to Rishi to give Neetu. On the other hand, ace director, Smeep Kang gave his ring to Neetu to give to Rishi. This is how they performed the ring exchange ceremony and celebrated their union.
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