Lovebirds Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt will be exchanging vows in an intimate wedding ceremony in a few hours today. Amid their wedding festivities, only veteran actor and Ranbir’s father the late Rishi Kapoor will be missing. Now, his close friend and co-actor Shakti Kapoor In a conversation with a news portal recalled the late legend and said that though he is sad that Rishi is not a witness to the wedding, he is sure that Rishi Kapoor Will be happy and dance there and bless the couple. Shakti also said that she is glad that Ranbir did not delay the marriage any further. According to her, this is the right time for Ranbir to get married. Shakti Kapoor also shared that when he closes his eyes, he imagines Rishi wearing a white Punjabi safa, standing at the gate, laughing and being the kind host. Recalling his conversation with the late actor about Ranbir’s marriage, Shakti said that on one hand he would complain that the children of today’s generation do not want to get married and on the other hand he would point out that nowadays marriages does not run. Finally, he concluded by saying that if the sage was alive, he would have gone mad as he would have been the happiest person. Earlier, Subhash Ghai, another close friend of Rishi ji, in an exclusive conversation with ETimes, reminisced about Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor’s wedding and shared that he played the dholak at Rishi and Neetu’s wedding. Subhash Ghai also showered his blessings on Ranbir and Alia saying, ‘I was very close to Rishi and Neetu and I am very happy for Ranbir and Alia. At that time, we were all young friends – Chintu, Dabboo (Randhir Kapoor) and Chimpu (Rajiv Kapoor). Generations have changed but I am sure Ranbir too has his friends in the fraternity. Neetu is one of the best women in our industry, very sweet and affectionate. She has brought up her children very well. I had shot for a film called Pyaar Ki Ganga Bahe in 1991 with Rishi and Ranbir. At that time Ranbir was 8 or 10 years old. As an uncle, I have full blessings on Ranbir and Alia. For more news and updates, stay tuned to ETimes.
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