The
sto y
of
Raj
Kapoo
a d
K ish a
Kapoo
emai s
o e
of
the
memo able
chapte s
i
the
Kapoo
family’s
histo y.
I te esti gly,
thei
elatio ship
bega
with
a
meeti g
i volvi g
music,
a
veil
a d
a
u expected
i t oductio .
Raj
Kapoo ‘s
elatio ship
with
K ish a
Kapoo
bega
befo e
he
became
o e
of
the
most
celeb ated
ames
i
I dia
ci ema.
Acco di g
to
K ish a
Kapoo ‘s
ephew
Mo ty
P em ath,
thei
fi st
meeti g
had
a
u usual
begi i g.Raj
Kapoo
was
f ie ds
with
acto
P em
Nath,
who
was
K ish a
Kapoo ‘s
b othe .
Du i g
a
visit
to
Madhya
P adesh,
Raj
Kapoo
epo tedly
hea d
K ish a
Kapoo
playi g
the
ta pu a.
She
was
pe fo mi g
with
he
face
cove ed
by
a
veil.
Raj
Kapoo
became
cu ious
about
the
woma
behi d
the
veil.
He
wa ted
to
see
he
face,
but
K ish a
Kapoo
did
ot
lift
it.
Mo ty
P em ath
late
sha ed
the
sto y
du i g
a
2024
i te view
with
Vickey
Lalwa i.
“K ish a,
my
bua,
K ish a
au ty
was
playi g
the
ta pu a
the e.
Raj
u cle
wa ted
to
see
he
face
but
she
would
stay
u de
a
veil,”
he
ecalled.
P em
Nath
used
Ashok
Kuma ‘s
ame
P em
Nath
k ew
that
K ish a
Kapoo
was
a
huge
admi e
of
acto
Ashok
Kuma .
He
epo tedly
used
that
i fo matio
to
c eate
a
oppo tu ity
fo
Raj
Kapoo
to
meet
he
p ope ly.
P em
Nath
told
his
siste
that
Ashok
Kuma
had
accompa ied
him.
K ish a
Kapoo ,
believi g
that
he
favou ite
acto
was
p ese t,
epo tedly
lifted
he
veil.
The
pe so
sta di g
befo e
he
was
Raj
Kapoo .
Acco di g
to
Mo ty
P em ath,
the
mome t
esulted
i
a
immediate
co ectio
betwee
the
two.
‘She
was
a
ve y
big
fa
of
Ashok
Kuma
so
my
fathe
said
‘K ish a,
me e
sath
Ashok
Kuma
aaya
hai
(Ashok
Kuma
is
with
me)
so
she
picked
up
the
pallu
a d
she
saw
Raj
U cle
a d
it
was
love
at
fi st
sight.
A d
they
got
ma ied,”
he
ecalled.
Raj
Kapoo
ma ied
K ish a
Kapoo
at
21
Raj
Kapoo
was
21
whe
he
ma ied
K ish a
Kapoo ,
who
was
16
at
the
time.
Thei
weddi g
took
place
befo e
Raj
Kapoo
eached
the
peak
of
his
ca ee .
Thei
ma iage
co ti ued
as
Raj
Kapoo
established
himself
as
a
acto ,
filmmake
a d
p oduce .
Ove
the
yea s,
the
couple
faced
challe ges
i
thei
pe so al
life.
Raj
Kapoo
was
li ked
with
seve al
act esses
du i g
his
ca ee .
Repo ts
about
his
elatio ships
c eated
difficult
pe iods
i
his
ma iage.
K ish a
Kapoo ,
howeve ,
emai ed
with
him
u til
his
death
i
1988.
Thei
elatio ship
lasted
fo
decades.
K ish a
Kapoo
co ti ued
to
be
a
impo ta t
pa t
of
the
Kapoo
family
eve
as
Raj
Kapoo ‘s
p ofessio al
statu e
g ew.
Raj
Kapoo ‘s
ca ee
afte
ma iage
Raj
Kapoo
we t
o
to
become
o e
of
the
defi i g
figu es
of
Hi di
ci ema.
His
wo k
as
a
acto
a d
filmmake
helped
establish
his
eputatio
ac oss
I dia
a d
ove seas.
O e
of
his
late
di ecto ial
p ojects
was
‘Ram
Te i
Ga ga
Maili’.
The
movie
was
eleased
i
1985
a d
became
a
impo ta t
pa t
of
his
filmog aphy.
Raj
Kapoo
subseque tly
bega
wo ki g
o
‘He a’.
The
movie
was
i te ded
to
be
a othe
majo
di ecto ial
p oject,
but
he
could
ot
complete
it
du i g
his
lifetime.
‘He a’
became
Raj
Kapoo ‘s
fi al
movie
Raj
Kapoo
died
i
1988
while
‘He a’
was
still
i
developme t.
Afte
his
death,
his
so
Ra dhi
Kapoo
took
ove
the
p oject
a d
completed
the
movie.
‘He a’
was
eve tually
eleased
i
1991.
The
movie
the efo e
became
Raj
Kapoo ‘s
fi al
di ecto ial
wo k.
