In September this year, Rishi Kapoor left millions of people in shock and flown to New York for treatment with wife Neetu Kapoor and son Ranbir Kapoor. The actor has been undergoing a medical treatment in the United States.
Before flying to New York, he had tweeted, “Hello all! I am taking a short leave of absence from work to go to America for some medical treatment. I urge my well-wishers not to worry or unnecessarily speculate. It’s been 45 years “plus” of wear and tear at the movies. With your love and good wishes, I will be back soon.”
However, the exact nature of his illness has not been revealed as of now. Among the celebrities who have paid a visit to Rishi Kapoor in New York are Anupam Kher, Sonali Bendre, Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt and Javed Akhtar.
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Now the latest addition to the list who met Rishi Kapoor in New York is Shah Rukh Khan, his wife Gauri Khan and daughter Suhana Khan. During his visit to New York, SRK visited the NYU Stern School, where he met and interacted with students.
Taking to microblogging site, Rishi Kapoor tweeted, “Thank you @Iamsrk Gauri and Suhana! Very gracious of you.”
Meanwhile, Ranbir who had accompanied his parents overseas returned to Mumbai to fulfil his work commitments. To keep you informed, Ranbir is completing the shoot of Ayan Mukerji’s Brahmastra which stars his girlfriend, Alia Bhatt.
Earlier, there had been much speculation that Rishi was suffering from cancer. However, his brother Randhir put the rumours to rest and urged people to not speculate.
On the professional front, Shah Rukh’s Zero, which stars Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma, will hit the theatre on December 21.
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