On Rishi Kapoor’s 69th birth anniversary actress, Alia Bhatt shared a delightful surprise on Instagram. the first poster of Sharmaji Namkeen, a film which the actor had started shooting but couldn’t complete. For the remaining portions of Sharmaji Namkeen actor Paresh Rawal stepped into Rishi Kapoor’s shoes after his death Alia Bhatt who is dating Ranbir Kapoor, son of Rishi Kapoor, introduced Rishi Kapoor’s character from Sharmaji Namkeen and wrote:’Miss you’. 

Over the last few years, Alia Bhatt has grown close to Ranbir Kapoor’s parents with Neetu and Rishi Kapoor. During Rishi Kapoor’s treatment in New York Alia Bhatt visited him in the big apple Alia Bhatt was also constantly with the Kapoor family during Rishi Kapoor’s last rites last year.

Rishi Kapoor died last year, at the age of 67 after battling cancer. Rishi Kapoor was last seen in 2019, The Body.

Sharmaji Namkeen is produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani Excel Movies. In a post, Farhan Akhtar wrote ‘We are proud to present the poster of a very special film- Sharmaji Namkeen starring one of the most celebrated actors of Indian film industry whose immediate work and sparkling career we will cherish forever, Mr. Rishi Kapoor.  As a mark of love and respect and remembrance of him and as a gift to his million and here is the first look at his final film. 

Farhan also added a thank you note for Paresh Rawal in his post. “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 Rishi Ji”

Directed by debutant Hitesh Bhatia. Sharmaji Namkeen “is a lighthearted coming-of-age story of a lovable 60-year-old man.”