Rajiv Kapoor Mumbai: Actor Rajiv Kapoor, who is best remembered for his performance in the movie Ram Teri Ganga Maili, has died.
He was 58.
Kapoor's sister-in-law and actress Neetu Kapoor confirmed the development and posted on Instagram: "RIP."
He belonged to the iconic Kapoor family of B-town.
His elder brothers Randhir Kapoor and late Rishi Kapoor were also Bollywood actors.
Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor were his uncles.
Prithviraj Kapoor was his paternal grandfather and Trilok Kapoor was his paternal great-uncle.
He made his debut in Ek Jaan Hain Hum in 1983. He played the leading role in his father's last directorial venture Ram Teri Ganga Maili in 1985.
He acted in several other films with the most notable being Aasmaan (1984), Lover Boy (1985), Zabardast (1985) and Hum To Chale Pardes (1988).
He made his last film appearance in Zimmedaaar in 1990 after which he turned to producing and directing.
He produced Henna in 1991, directed by his brother Randhir, and in 1996 he made his directorial debut with the commercially unsuccessful Prem Granth, which starred his brother Rishi and Madhuri Dixit.
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