Koffee With Karan 8 highlights: Neetu Kapoor recalls Rishi Kapoor’s battle with cancer; Zeenat Aman to cast Priyanka Chopra in her biopic!

Aakruti Bagla

January 11, 2024
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Neetu Kapoor and Zeenat Aman graced the Koffee With Karan couch this week. From recalling fond memories with Rishi Kapoor to actors slipping in depression, have a look at top highlights from the episode.

Highlights from Neetu Kapoor-Zeenat Aman Koffee With Karan 8 episode:

Neetu Kapoor recalls Rishi Kapoor’s battle with cancer

Karan Johar asked Neetu Kapoor about her time with late actor Rishi Kapoor while they were in New York for hs cancer treatment. To this, the veteran actress recalled, “I don’t like to remember the sad part. I like to remember the good part of our relationship and of our time in New York. So, New York was really sad but we had the best year of my life. Because Chintu Ji was a very loving person. I always still say in the present tense. He had a lot of love in him. But there was something, he never really showed his love.”

Neetu Kapoor remembers Rishi Kapoor

Talking about his changed behaviour, she shared, “He always kept his distance bullied people and didn’t prefer showing his love. Especially with me and my children. He was like a big thing that respect and he comes from that family. With that, he lost out onall those years with his children. He was never a friend to them, but that year he opened up and showed love towards me as well. We had the best time. We did have some really sad moments when he was neutropenic, chemo days and the red cells used to go down. But when he was fine, we used to party, go out for lunch and have fun.”

Neetu Kapoor on granddaughter Raha

Talking about granddaughter Raha, the actress gushed, “When the baby is growing at home, I like doing this fun thing. I keep asking the help and tell then to make her say ‘Papa’. And Soni says, ‘Tell her to say ‘Mama’”. So we are having this little battle. So I went the other day to the house and Alia says, ‘By the was, she said ‘mama’”. So I said, “She didn’t say ‘mama’. She said ‘mum-mum’. So don’t be so happy (chuckles).”

Ranbir Alia with daughter Raha

On Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt marriage

Further, Karan Johar asked Neetu Ji about one thing from her marriage she wants Ranbir and Alia to take? To this, pat comes the reply, “Nothing. Because in today’s day and age, do what you want? Just be happy. Also, every generation is different. What I went through, I can’t expect them to do the same.”

Zeenat Aman on casting Priyanka Chopra for her biopic

During the fun rapid fire, Karan asked Zeenat Aman which actress from this generation should be casted in her biopic. To this the actress averred, “Priyanka Chopra“.

Zeenat Aman on actresses going through depression while handling fame

She further shared her thoughts on why actors slip into depression and how fame is an erratic phenomenon. The actress remarked, “Fame is such a fickle thing. And you cannot hinge your sense of self-worth on that. Because one day you are loved; the next day you are disliked; the third day you are hated; the fourth day you are pitied. And a few days down the road they will resurrect you again. So why would you base your sense of self-worth on something as fickle as that?”