Neetu Kapoor and the late actress Rishi Kapoor They shared four decades of marriage and raised a family with two children, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni and Ranbir Kapoor. Having entered the film industry at a very young age, Neetu recently reflected on how her life became intertwined with Rishi after falling in love as a teenager.Neetu opened up about their relationship, revealing that much of her world revolved around making Rishi happy. He said in an interview Soha Ali Khan on his podcast. “I got involved with him when I was 14-15, so I grew up with him. He took me out; he showed me the world. He would take me to clubs. He taught me how to drink wine and everything. I didn’t see the world. Maybe I was too scared and I would always try to make him happy,” he shared.The actor also revealed how emotionally invested he was in his professional ranks. “When his films didn’t work, I did all these fasts, I went to temples, gurudwaras and churches. I don’t know how many novenas I had to do in my life to make his films work. I couldn’t see him upset or unhappy. That was my life and it was a very innocent life. Today, when I look back, I see that I was very innocent.”During the conversation, Neetu also reflected on why she believes the concept of marriage has changed over time. According to him, the evolution of lifestyle and independence has caused the decline of traditional marriages. “You don’t have to be married to have children. So the institution of marriage is going down,” he said.He also highlighted that financial independence has changed their approach to relationships and commitment. Neetu spoke candidly about the arguments she and Rishi Kapoor would have during their marriage, revealing that some of their disagreements went on for months. She admitted that communication was often difficult because Rishi did not immediately listen to her concerns.“I was going into this cold war and the cold war could go on for a month, six months. I wasn’t going to lean in, ‘What’s your problem?’ until he didn’t ask me. And he would do that,” he recalled. Sharing how those conversations would eventually unfold, he added, “And then he would say ‘Acha bata yaar, kya hai? What’s your problem? Let’s solve it’. I would say, now you’ve come to me, now you’re listening to me. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have listened.“Neetu also revealed that when she didn’t understand why she was upset, Rishi often approached their children, Ranbir and Riddhima, to find out what happened. Recalling a humorous observation made by her mother-in-law about their long marriage, Neetu said, “So when I used to tell people that I’ve been married for 30 or 40 years, my mother-in-law would say, ‘You’ve only been married for 20 years because you haven’t talked for 10 years.’“
