There was a sudden vacuum in Neetu’s life and Rishi Kapoor brought her back to the spotlight in a cameo for Love Aaaj Kal. Destiny had turned the wheel for the actor and even though she had not planned a career she did Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Do Dooni Char and Besharam with her husband and son, Ranbir.
They were building a new home, looking forward to Ranbir bringing his bride home and perhaps planning a few productions as a family, when Rishi Kapoor fell ill fell. Initially it seemed like lethargy, a few tests, change in medication and Rishi was back to work for a new film in Delhi.
When I visited her home for Ganpati darshan, my annual ritual, Neetu mentioned her husband had been feeling uneasy lately but even she was not prepared when he was diagnosed with Lukemia.
The coming year in America where he underwent treatment and the following months in Mumbai when he was on a yoyo were traumatic for the family and the end heartbreaking!
But the show has to go on and so Neetu Singh Kapoor is slowly and gradually learning to stand on her feet, learning to smile and for the first time perhaps, learning to live life for herself.
Life has, to go on. ..so true