The affair between late veteran actor Raj Kapoor and Nargis is widely known among film enthusiasts. After collaborating on 18 films, including Barsaat, Chori Chori, Aah, Andaz, Shree 420, Awaara, and Jagte Raho, the two developed romantic feelings for each other. However, their relationship faced significant challenges, as Raj Kapoor was already married to Krishna, and they had a son, Rishi Kapoor.
The affair eventually ended, and Nargis married Sunil Dutt. After that, she never worked with Raj Kapoor again. Their relationship, however, led to a rift between the Dutt and Kapoor families, lasting 24 years. The estrangement only ended when Nargis was invited to Rishi Kapoor’s wedding with Neetu Kapoor.
In his biography, Rishi Kapoor has revealed how his mother Krishna Kapoor made Nargis comfortable at his wedding, he wrote, “Nargis-ji had not set foot in RK Studios after she completed Jagte Raho in 1956. However, that day, she came with Sunil Dutt to attend the ceremony. She was apparently very nervous about attending a Kapoor event after twenty-four years. My mother, sensing her hesitation, reportedly took her aside and said, ‘My husband is a handsome man. He is also romantic. I can understand the attraction. I know what you are thinking, but please don’t beat yourself up over the past. You have come to my home on a happy occasion and we are here today as friends’.”
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