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Farhan Akhtar shares the first look poster of 'Sharamaji Namkeen,' the veteran actor's final movie, on Rishi Kapoor's 69th birth anniversary!
On the occasion of late actor Rishi Kapoor's 69th birth anniversary; actor -director Farah Akhtar took to his social media handles to proudly present the official poster of the film 'Sharmaji Namkeen' starring Rishi Kapoor.
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The film also seems to the Rishi Kapoor's last movie. While sharing the official poster, Farhan Akhtar wrote, "We are proud to present, the poster of a very special film- Sharmaji Namkeen, starring one of the most celebrated actors in the Hindi film industry whose inimitable work and sparkling career we will cherish forever, Mr. Rishi Kapoor.
As a mark of love, respect and remembrance of him and as a gift to his millions of fans, here is the first look of his final film."
He also thanked actor Paresh Rawal for agreeing to play the same character as Rishi Kapoor in the film. The movie is being helmed by Hitesh Bhatia and is being produced by Excel Entertainment and Macguffin Pictures.
'Sharmaji Namkeen' is a movie which marks Rishi Kapoor's last screen appearance. The veteran actor passed away on April 30th 2020 after battling with cancer for long.
Meanwhile, Neetu Kapoor shared a heart-felt note on Rishi Kapoor's birthday and wrote, "I learnt a lot from Rishi Ji during our last few traumatic years in NYC .. how we celebrated when his blood counts were high .. we dined shopped laughed .. in his lows we just stayed home watched tv ordered in amazing food n still had some wonderful moments in hope that the next round of chemotherapy he would be better .. hope n being strong is what he taught me .. value each day .. we all miss him today !!! I can picture him how excited he would have been for his 69th birthday !! I’m sure he is celebrating with his family up there ?? Happy birthday Kapoor Saab ??"
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