rishi Kapoor's frequent co-stars madhuri Dixit-Nene, juhi chawla and hema malini took to social media to express their shock and sorrow at his passing. madhuri dixit, who worked with Kapoor in several films including Sahibaan, Yaraana, and prem Granth, messaged "I've had the honour of working with rishi Ji. A larger than life person, so outspoken yet so warm. We have lost a brilliant actor today. Still can't believe it... absolutely heartbroken. My prayers are with the family during this tough time."
Another one of rishi Kapoor's 90s co-stars, juhi chawla, couldn't believe the news that he passed away. In fact, rishi kapoor was working on a film with juhi chawla titled Sharmaji Namkeen before he passed away. Veteran actress hema malini, too, expressed grief over the demise of rishi kapoor who passed away at the age of 67. "I am deeply saddened. I woke up and got the news and I was shocked because we thought that rishi kapoor is recovering. His departure is a very big loss," the dream girl told. hema malini and rishi kapoor worked together in some hits film in the late 70s and 80s, like Ek Chadar Maili Si, Naseeb, among others. Actress divya dutta worked with rishi kapoor in films like "Delhi-6", "Manto" and "Chalk n Duster". The news of of the veteran actor's demise on thursday left her "speechless" as she found the news "tough to digest" and got emotional as she reminisced the days she worked with him."
An emotional divya with a shaky voice told "I am speechless. It's tough to digest. This man was just full of life. He knew how to live life king size absolutely. Even in his last years. I just met him recently when he came back. It never looked as if he was sick. He was so happy, vibrant and spreading smiles all over".