Rishi Kapoor and Anil Kapoor in Mumbai
Highlights
- "This goes back to our earlier days in our careers," Rishi Kapoor wrote
- They have co-starred in films like Vijay, Gurudev
- Rishi Kapoor's son and Anil Kapoor's daughter debuted together
Actors
Rishi Kapoor and Anil Kapoor, who have co-starred in films like
Vijay, Gurudev and
Karobaar, have nicknames for each other. They call each other as Patton and James, Rishi Kapoor revealed on Twitter. (Wondering how we came to know?) Here's a little background. On Monday,
Rishi Kapoor turned 65 and on his special day, Anil Kapoor, 60, wished him on Twitter. "Another year older, wiser, wittier & handsome as ever! Happy Birthday James @chintskap !! Cheers!!," he wrote. Soon, Rishi Kapoor replied and tweeted, "Thank you Patton! For those who may not know why we address each other 'Patton' and 'James' - this goes back to our earlier days in our careers." (That's sweet).
Read their Twitter exchange here.
Rishi Kapoor debuted as a lead hero in Bollywood in 1973 with
Bobby while Anil Kapoor's first Hindi film was 1979's
Hamare Tumhare. Rishi Kapoor's son Ranbir and Anil Kapoor's daughter Sonam debuted together in 2007's
Saawariya, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
In January this year, when Rishi Kapoor launched his autobiography
Khullam Khulla, Anil Kapoor reviewed it within a week. "Insightful, witty and honest," was Anil Kapoor's verdict.
Rishi Kapoor has also worked with actress Sridevi, also Anil Kapoor's sister-in-law in films such as
Chandni and
Nagina while the trio co-starred together in
Gurudev.
Rishi Kapoor is married to actress Neetu Kapoor and the couple together have two children - Riddhima (a jewellery designer) and Ranbir (an actor). Rishi Kapoor's next film is
102 Not Out.
Anil Kapoor is married to Sunita Kapoor and has three children - Sonam, Rhea and Harshvardhan. Sonam and Harshvardhan are actors while Rhea is a film producer. Anil Kapoor was last seen in
Mubarakan and is
currently filming Fanney Khan.