Late actor Rishi Kapoor shot the movie 'Kabhi Kabhi' in Pahalgam, Kashmir. There was an incident during the shooting that Rishi Kapoor had to take the help of the army to get him out of the hotel safely.
Shooting scenes of the movie 'Kabhi Kabhi'
What was the storage event? Rishi Kapoor revealed in his memoir, Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored that while he was shooting in Pahalgam, Yash Chopra threw a party for him on his birthday. His wife Neetu and co-actor Naseem were also present at this time. He had finished shooting a song that day. The party guests were having fun inside the hotel and were completely unaware of what was happening outside.
The debate between horse owners and taxi drivers took a dire turn. A drunk driver started the beating. In no time the situation took a turn for the worse. A mob of thousands of people started pelting stones and fireballs at the hotel, creating chaos.
People started pelting stones, the hotel caught fire Rishi Kapoor further said that when the situation worsened, he and others were sent to his room. They were told to hide under their beds because no one knew how this would happen. Their rooms were locked from the inside, but the windows were broken by stone pelting at the hotel. The hotel was also set on fire.
The army came and rescued Rishi Kapoor and others Rishi Kapoor said that the situation had become so bad that the then Chief Minister Sheikh Abdullah had to seek the help of the army. Later, the army helped Rishi Kapoor and others to get out of there.
The 1976 film Kabhi Kabhi starred Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhi Gulzar, Shashi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor in addition to Rishi Kapoor. This film was directed by Yash Chopra.
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