Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored by Rishi KapoorMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Khullam Khulla is the story of Rishi Kapoor. And it is fairly frank as the title suggests.
Rishi Kapoor admits he had an advantage – being from a film family, and the great Raj Kapoor’s son. There are warm accounts of the family and their relations making for very good reading.
After a role as a teenager in Mera Naam Joker, which did not do too well, Rishi was launched as a lover boy hero in Bobby. Bobby was a major hit – thanks to impressive performances by both Rishi and Dimple. Rishi then recounts the ups and downs, including a period shortly after his marriage when his films were not doing well, and he goes into depression suffering a crisis of confidence.
He makes his mark in love stories over time, and now in the second phase of his acting career has a wider variety of roles to choose from (such as in Agneepath, Kapoor & Sons and others). There is a bold revelation that he paid money to influence an award for Bobby, which quite possibly also played a role in his early frosty relation with Amitabh Bachchan.
While there is a lot of interesting material, the book is not that well organized – shuffling from this to that with a context. There are a lot of references to drinking – almost as if that is the primary bonding factor among family and friends! Neetu Singh’s afterword is actually pretty well written.
My rating: 3.25 / 5
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