Randhir Kapoor has revealed that his youngest brother Rajiv Kapoor, who died suddenly on Tuesday, had no prior medical condition and his health was simply fine. He also expressed profound grief at having lost several family members in quick succession. Rajiv passed away at 58 years of a sudden cardiac arrest. Lamenting his loss, Randhir told a portal, “I am left alone in this house. Rajiv was a very gentle and extremely jovial person. It is so tough to believe that he is gone. He had no medical history. His health was simply fine; he had no problems whatsoever.”
He further spoke about the personal toll that losing three of his younger siblings in the span of a year has taken on him. His eldest sister Ritu Nanda died in January 2020, followed by Rishi Kapoor who died in April 2020 and now Rajiv. Randhir said, “I don't know what's happening. I was equally close to Rishi and Rajiv. I have lost four people from my family-my mother Krishna Kapoor (October 2018), eldest sister Ritu (January 14, 2020), Rishi and now Rajiv. These four were my central core, with whom I did most of my talking.”
Speaking about the day of Rajiv’s death, he said, “Well, I have a 24-hour nurse since I have a bit of a problem in walking due to a nerve-related issue. The nurse went to wake him up in the morning at about 7:30 am and he did not respond. She detected that his pulse was very low and dropping further. We rushed him to the hospital but all efforts to save him failed. And, now I am left alone in this house".
Randhir also revealed that the family did not have a traditional ‘chautha’, owing to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic but the family performed a small puja for Rajiv. Similar precautions were take for Rishi last year as well.
(Source: ETimes)
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