Toolsidas Junior’ recently won the best Hindi film honour at the National Film Awards. This was whose last film?
Rajiv Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor
Randhir Kapoor
Answer: Rajiv Kapoor
‘Toolsidas Junior‘, released on March 4, 2022, was awarded the Best Feature Film in Hindi honour at the 68th National Film Awards.
The sports drama directed by Mridul Toolsidass, was Rajiv Kapoor’s last onscreen appearance. The actor, late veteran actor Raj Kapoor’s son and late film star Rishi’s Kapoor’s brother, died last year. He was 58 years old.
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Brother Randhir Kapoor stated that Rajiv died due to a heart attack.
“He passed away about 1.30 pm due to heart attack,” Randhir Kapoor told PTI.
Rajiv started his career in acting with the 1983 film ‘Ek Jaan Hain Hum,’ but played a leading role in the 1985 blockbuster ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili.’ Coincidentally, the latter was Raj Kapoor’s last directorial venture.
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He went on to feature in films like ‘Aasmaan’, ‘Lover Boy’, ‘Zabardast’ and ‘Hum To Chale Pardes’.
Rajiv’s last film as a leading man was 1990’s ‘Zimmedaar’. A lesser known face from the famous Kapoor film clan, he then made a switch to production and direction.
His first production was ‘Henna’ (1991), directed by his brother Randhir Kapoor. In 1996, Rajiv Kapoor made his feature directorial debut with ‘Prem Granth’, starring Rishi Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit. He also produced the Rishi Kapoor-directed 1999 romance drama ‘Aa Ab Laut Chalen’.
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