Khushbu Sundar: Rajiv Kapoor became a drug addict and committed suicide

Mumbai: Rajiv Kapoor is one of the friends of actress Khushboo Sundar. He is not only a hero, but also a director and producer! He played the hero in Ram Teri Ganga Maili Movie, which his father Raj Kapoor directed for the last time in 1985. Khushboo was supposed to play the heroine in this film. She even did a photoshoot with him. But in the end she was not selected. Raj Kapoor first imagined me as Ganga. I was fourteen years old then. I was like a child. He said that it would be bad if I picked up a child and acted like that. Talking about Rajiv Kapoor, he had a heart disease.

However, he always used to drink drugs without paying attention. We were afraid that it would become a big problem one day. We tried to stop him from drinking, but we could not do it. Later, he became very lethargic. When he had some problem in his knee, he underwent several surgeries. But it did not get better. We knew that Chimpu (Rajiv)’s health was deteriorating. I was in Mumbai when he died. I was shocked when Boney Kapoor called me and told me this. I spoke to him a day before his death. He had high fever. But he did not change his habits. He ignored his health. He had promised to meet me soon. Meanwhile this tragic incident happened, Khushboo said. Rajiv Kapoor died of a heart attack in February 2021.