Mumbai: Moushumi Chatterjee and Rishi Kapoor were not just colleagues. They were neighbours and close buddies.
"Chintu has been my friend, co-star, director and neighbour. I really have no words to express my sorrow and how I feel exactly. It is a great loss to the film industry. Nobody can be like him," stated Moushumi.
Recalling days when they worked together, Moushumi said: "I have worked with him not only as a co-star but he has also directed me. I worked in his directorial Aa Ab Laut Chalen. He was very caring on the sets as director and producer. Being an actor, he understands the difficulties that actors have to go through."
"I was also his neighbour. The last time we met was when my daughter Payal passed away. He had even attended Payal's wedding. We had invited only selected people from the industry because my daughter wanted it to be a private affair. But all my neighbours including Chintu came," she added.
When Rishi Kapoor was in the US for treatment, the Balika Badhu actor used to have regular conversations with him over the phone.
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The news of his death shook Moushumi. "First Irrfan and now Chintu. Both of them were not only great actors but also very good human beings. Yesterday and today are very bad days. On both days, I opened my eyes in the morning and heard such shocking news. I also feel very bad for Irrfan and his wife Sutapa because I know them personally," she said.
The Goynar Baksho actor revealed that Rishi was her one true friend. After the release of Piku, the Chandni actor took to public platforms to encourage her and shower praises on her.
"Today all I am left with are memories which are flooding on my mind. I have so many memories of Rishi that I can keep talking about him for hours and yet it would remain incomplete! May you rest in peace my dear friend," Moushumi concluded.
With inputs from IANS.
