NEW DELHI: On veteran actor Neetu Kapoor’s birthday, her daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni got her first tattoo. In an Instagram post, Riddhima shared that she got “kuks” inked on her hand as Neetu fondly calls her by this name.
Sharing a picture of her tattoo on her Instagram story, Riddhima wrote, “Inked. Stung by the tattoo bee on my mom’s bday & loving it! She calls me “Kuks” (sic).”
She also dropped a video in which she can be seen getting inked from the tattoo artist. “‘Tiny ink, big impact’ #theprocess #tattoo #momlove[?] Got Inked on mom’s bday & loving it! She calls me ‘Kuks’ pyar se”, she captioned the post.
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Neetu celebrated her 66th birthday on vacation in the Swiss mountains in the company of her daughter Riddhima Kapoor, son-in-law and granddaughter.
Taking to her Instagram Stories on Monday, Riddhima dropped a video, where her mum Neetu can be seen celebrating as her family sings to her. In the clip the veteran actress is also seen enjoying a special dessert.
Neetu Kapoor started her acting career at the age of eight. She became well-known for her roles in movies like ‘Do Dooni Chaar,’ and ‘Do Kaliyan.’ She acted in about 70 to 80 films between the ages of 5 and 21.
In 1980, she married her co-star Rishi Kapoor. Back in the 70s and 80s, Rishi and Neetu starred in several hits together, like ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, ‘Khel Khel Mein’, ‘Rafoo Chakkar’, ‘Kabhi Kabhie’, ‘Besharam’ and many more, and inspired generations with both their on-screen and off-screen romance.
Rishi Kapoor passed away on April 30 in the year 2020 at the age of 67. He was suffering from leukaemia. Neetu took a break from acting to focus on her family, saying that Rishi was very possessive and wanted her to be with him all the time. Neetu returned to acting in 2022 with ‘Jugjugg Jeeyo’ alongside Anil Kapoor. (ANI)