Mumbai: Once Rishi Kapoor is back home after months of being in New York for treatment, he is likely to bounce back to action soon with a film co-starring Juhi Chawla.
Rishi looked his fittest in the past few months in a recent photograph that he posted on social media from New York. Just a few days before that, he had posted: "Today I complete eight months here in New York. When will I ever get home?"
In April, his brother Randhir Kapoor had said Rishi will return to India in some months amidst reports that he was "cancer free".
Now if latest media reports are anything to go by, Rishi is likely to be back in time for his 67th birthday in September, and he may also then resume work with a yet untitled film with 1990s co-star Juhi Chawla. It is a family comedy to be helmed by debutant director Hitesh Bhatia.
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The actor has had a huge pillar of support in wife Neetu Singh, and he has been getting a steady stream of his film fraternity friends -- Karan Johar, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Anupam Kher among others -- ensuring they meet the couple on a visit to the Big Apple.
Rishi is not the only actor who has fought a serious illness like a warrior and set an inspirational example for fans to follow.
Celebrities such as Irrfan Khan and Sonali Bendre Behl have fought serious illnesses in the recent past. After undergoing treatment with courage and a smile on their face, they not only resumed work with a renewed vigour, but also discussed their physical and mental struggles with their fans and followers.
With inputs from IANS
