Rajiv Kapoor passes away at 58 after suffering from massive heart attack

Rishi Kapoor and Randhir Kapoor’s younger brother Rajiv Kapoor passes away on Tuesday (February 9, 2021) at the age of 58. He suffered a massive heart attack following which Randhir Kapoor rushed him to Inlaks Hospital. On his arrival, doctors declared him dead.

His sister-in-law Neetu Kapoor posted a picture of the actor on social media and she wrote: "RIP." Rajiv Kapoor was also an actor, a producer, and a director. He was a part of Bollywood's Kapoor clan. His elder brothers Randhir Kapoor and late Rishi Kapoor are also renowned Bollywood actors. Komal Nahta tweeted that the actor died of heart attack. "Very sad news. Rajiv (Chimpu) Kapoor passes away following heart attack," he tweeted. He was best-known for starring in Ram Teri Ganga Maili.

Rajiv Kapoor's filmography includes popular films like Ram Teri Ganga Maili, Mera Saathi and Hum To Chale Pardes among others. The actor turned a film producer with 1991 film Henna. Rajiv also backed the films Prem Granth and Aa Ab Laut Chalen. He was set to make a Bollywood comeback with Ashutosh Gowariker and Bhushan Kumar's joint production - a sports drama titled Toolsidas Junior, co-starring Sanjay Dutt.

Rajiv Kapoor was the son of the legendary actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor and Krishna Raj Kapoor. He was the brother of Bollywood actors Rishi, Randhir, Rajiv Kapoor, and Rima Kapoor and Ritu Nanda.