Why is fitness important?
- Heart throb: Rishi Kapoor in his youth was known for his good looks and fit body. He was slim and quite active to undertake tough shooting assignments.
- As a story goes ; during his younger days; he lived a disciplinarian life under gaze of his parents - Raj Kapoor, thespian - and hardly had any bad habits. No wonder, he performed really well and became a star- actor.
- Foodie : Nevertheless, he soon gave in to passions- good life style , good non vegetarian food and wine ,smoking and so on. All his discussions moved around food. It did impact his body.
- Rishi Kapoor loved to drink and he was never shy about it. Well, he drank passionately.
- Paradox: Alas, it soon impacted his career as no one wanted an over weight (90 kg) but also a remarkable actor . Ironically, many actors ;who belonged to his age group kept on working well- Mithoon Chakravarthy ,Naseeruddin Shah and others.
- Irony: he found that his heavy drinking or food habits had also impacted his health. Although, his wife tried hard to change his life style. But, it was too late .
- Heart Throb : Neetu Singh in her youth was also a heart throb of millions. She along with her husband Rishi Kapoor were seen as a star couple . Neetu Singh was always known as a fit and active actress .
- Food : With age, this seasoned actress changed her eating habits many years back. She is a light eater and refrains from smoking and drinking.
- Fitness: She is known for her strict fitness regime- exercises , yoga and so on. One can say, she has aged gracefully.
- Irony: She gave up her promising career to be a home maker and tried hard to change food habits of her husband. She appeared in some known hindi movies - Love Aaj Kal; Do Duni Char and just to motivate her husband.
- Conclusion: Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live : Jim Rohn
- RIP Rishi Kapoor ji -a remarkable actor; a jovial human being.
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