He was part of the Kapoor acting dynasty which has long dominated Bollywood, the Hindi film industry.
The actor made a huge splash in 1973 with his first lead role in Bobby - a teenage love story.
He played the romantic lead in dozens of films for over two decades, after which he made a successful transition to character roles.
Rishi Kapoor debuted as a child actor in 1970 in his father Raj Kapoor's film, Mera Naam Joker.
Several of his films in the 1980s and 90s - Khel Khel Mein, Karz and Chandni - became massive box office hits.
He was a skilful dancer and some of his films had songs that are massively popular even today.
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