Looking back at the courtship phase of Rishi and Neetu, Talwar reveals, “In those days it was fairly common for a couple to be engaged in the process of quarreling and then making up. Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor were a solid support system for each other. When they decided to get married, it was but natural that their respective families would agree. The Kapoors were fond of Neetu and they gave a go ahead for the wedding, so Rishi and Neetu got married in 1980.”
He further recalls the fun moments he shared with Rishi-Neetu and how he had a novel way of ending lovers’ tiff. He says, “On my sets, there used to be times when Rishi and Neetu would argue and then go and sit at a distance from each other. I used to go up to both and coax them and say, ‘What’s the matter with you two?’. And if they would resist my charm and take more than a few seconds to patch up, I used to get upset and throw a fit. And that used to work like a charm. Both Rishi and Neetu would drop their anger and rush to my rescue. It was an old director’s jugaad.”
Talwar has fond memories of working with Rishi and Neetu during the outdoor shooting of Doosra Aadmi, which was produced by Yash Chopra. Furthermore, recalling Neetu’s decision to quit acting after marriage, Talwar says, “Neetu quit acting after the marriage on her own accord. Rishi never asked her to stop working, she took that call as a to-be mother and a homemaker. And she was a thorough professional even as she phased out, she completed every film that she could before quitting.”
