Humayun Saeed, Mawra Hocane share personal stories of meeting Rishi Kapoor

With a heavy heart, the world has bid goodbye to veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, who breathed his last Thursday morning. Despite being divided by borders, Rishi Kapoor was a hit favourite among the Pakistani audiences, who absolutely adored him. Our Pakistani celebrities who got a chance to meet with the actor shared pictures of themselves with the romantic hero and remembered him.

IN PICTURES: Rishi Kapoor’s funeral

Humayun Saeed threw it back to the time they met Kapoor to cast him in Jawani Phir Nahi Aani 2.

“He was the best of the best,” wrote Humayun.

What a great loss. Extremely sad that Rishi sahab is no more. Sharing this picture from when we had all gone to meet him and to cast him in JPNA2. May he rest in peace. He was the best of the best pic.twitter.com/viifGDdfHv

— Humayun Saeed (@iamhumayunsaeed) April 30, 2020

Mawra Hocane shared a picture of when she met him in New York.

“You shall continue to be the legend that you are. I’ll always remember you fondly,” said the actor.

Zeba Bakhtiar recalled the time she shot the film Henna with the actor and wrote, “You were a superstar for us. RIP dear Rishi…my Chander Prakash. You are and forever will be in our hearts!”

Azaan Sami Khan thanked him for always supporting and pushing him to achieve better.

Nur Jahan’s granddaughter and renowned makeup artist Natasha Khalid remembered the late actor fondly.

“I remember how absolutely kind, loving, generous & down to Earth he was,” wrote Natasha. “Such a larger than life talent.”

Columnist Mehr Tarar shared a screenshot of her conversation with Rishi in which he wished her Eid Mubarak.

Rishi Kapoor, in 2015, followed me on Twitter, and we became virtual buddies. Our chats continued to infrequent WhatsApp texts. I remember telling him that almost every second song I loved in my childhood/teens was shot on him. Always funny, sweet. His loss feels so personal pic.twitter.com/CVEhJmBsXh

— Mehr Tarar (@MehrTarar) April 30, 2020

Meanwhile, other celebs who paid a tribute to the late actor include Sajal Aly, Mahira Khan, Zara Noor Abbas, Imran Abbas, Saba Hamid, Yasir Hussain, Shaan, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar.

#RIP you will always be remembered by a whole generation , as you & your films will never be forgotten. #karz one of my favourites ,Your smile always filled up the screen as you filled up our hearts. You will always be remembered ♥️🙏🏼🎥🎬 pic.twitter.com/CkLdgbHE7s

— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 30, 2020

Heart Broken 💔. Terrible week for the World cinema. An era ends with your demise but you will stay in our Hearts forever. My deepest condolences to the Kapoor family.#RIP #Legend pic.twitter.com/wVLxqD5INW

— Waqar Younis (@waqyounis99) April 30, 2020

"Yeh Zindagi dard bhi hai,yeh zindagi hai dava bhi.Dil torna he na jaanay, jaanay yeh dil jorna bhi."

Extremely saddened to hear about the demise of Rishi Kapoor ji @chintskap. He takes away an era with him and all his colors.Big fan. Love to family#RIPRishiKapoor #RishiKapoor pic.twitter.com/XhizNQc27Q

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) April 30, 2020