Poster for Rishi Kapoor’s last movie Sharmaji Namkeen unveiled on his birth anniversary

On the late Rishi Kapoor’s 69th birth anniversary, daughter Riddhima Kapoor shared a poster for his last movie Sharmaji Namkeen.

Sharing the poster on Instagram, Riddhima 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.”

Rishi Kapoor was diagnosed with cancer in late 2018 and underwent treatment for almost a year in the US. He was signed for Sharmaji Namkeen on his return to India and the film industry but couldn’t complete the film as his condition worsened and he died on 30 April 2020. His portion was later completed by Paresh Rawal.

“A big thank you to Mr Paresh Rawal, who completed the film by agreeing to take the sensitive step of portraying the same character played by Rishiji,” Riddhima added.

Revealing the film’s subject, she said, “Produced by Excel Entertainment and MacGuffin Pictures, directed by debutant Hitesh Bhatia, this film is a light-hearted coming-of-age story of a lovable 60-year-old-man.”

The film's producer, Farhan Akhtar, shared another poster for the film in which Kapoor has been replaced by Rawal.

Sharmaji Namkeen stars Juhi Chawla opposite Rishi Kapoor.