But Yash Chopra was one up on him and cleverly shot multiple scenes with the actor in the prevailing time thereby making it impossible for him to escape the continuity. By the time Rishi realized what had happened it was too late and it is a different story that by the time he returned from his trip, Rishi was looking forward to shooting Kabhi Kabhie.
Today, Kabhi Kabhie is unimaginable without Rishi Kapoor and for that matter without Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor or Raakhee. Neetu Singh played Waheeda Rehman’s illegitimate daughter and Simi Garewal- Parikshit Sahni played Neetu’s foster parents. It is so many years but the songs and the scenes of the film are entrenched in our memories.
Till as long as he lived, Kabhi Kabhie remained close to Yash Chopra’s heart and even though he has made so romantic films, there is none to match the fragrance of Kabhi Kabhie. He always said, “It’s not money but love that drives people and even as we talk, somebody, somewhere, is expressing love to someone, somewhere”