Bollywood legend Rishi Kapoor’s co-star, Poonam Dhillon, shared a hilarious story about him. They worked together on several movies like “Biwi O Biwi”, “Yeh Vaada Raha”, and “Zamana”.
Rishi Kapoor’s English antics
Poonam Dhillon, who is 10 years younger than Rishi Kapoor, said he often boasted about his English language skills. He’d say people around him couldn’t speak English fluently.
Poonam calls out Rishi Kapoor’s bluff
Poonam recalled, “Rishi was very English-type. He took pride in his English and read Time Magazine. He thought he was the only educated person on set.” But Poonam wasn’t intimidated. She’d joke, “You’re 10th fail and I’m a graduate.” Rishi hadn’t even completed 10th grade.
Exposing Rishi Kapoor’s wordplay
On set, Poonam and Rishi would play Scrabble. Many of his co-stars were impressed by his vocabulary, but Poonam saw through it. She’d argue, “There’s no such word.” Rishi would make up words, thinking he was outsmarting her. But Poonam wasn’t having it. She’d call him out, saying, “That’s not a real word.”