When Rishi Kapoor was slapped by Padmini Kolhapuri, there was silence on the set, father Raj Kapoor was happy.

When Rishi Kapoor was slapped by Padmini Kolhapuri. Raj Kapoor had praised the actress a lot. Seeing the son being slapped in front of my eyes, blood had increased by 100 grams. Made the actress a superstar with her new waist. So what happened that day that the actress was forced to slap not one but eight but a big star like Rishi Kapoor? You might have never heard this interesting story related to Rishi Kapoor before.

Rishi Kapoor was a Bollywood superstar from the 70s to the 90s. He debuted in the industry as a hero with the film 'Bobby'. Then, due to his handsome looks and excellent acting, he became famous in the industry as Chocolate Hero. Female fans used to be crazy about him. Not only fans but even big heroines were dying to work with him. But then a 17 year old new heroine came and slapped Rishi Kapoor eight times one after the other in front of everyone. The surprising thing was that when this happened, Rishi Kapoor's father Raj Kapoor was also present there. Instead of stopping or scolding the actress, he praised her.

This actress was none other than the beautiful actress of yesteryear, Padmini Kolhapuri. It is about the year 1982. When Rishi Kapoor and Padmini Kolhapuri were doing a film together named Prem Rog. This was their second film together. The film was a super duper hit at the box office. Then this film became the second highest grossing film of the year 1982. The budget of the film was approximately Rs 2 crore 75 lakh. The film earned three times its budget at the box office, i.e. approximately Rs 6 crore. The overall collection of the film was Rs 13 crore. The film proved to be a silver jubilee blockbuster. However, more than the success and earnings of the film, Padmini's 8 slaps to Rishi Kapoor were discussed more.

What happened was that the shooting of the film was going on. Rishi Kapoor's father Raj Kapoor was directing the film. There was a scene in the film in which Padmini had to slap Rishi. However, Padmini was not able to perform this scene well. Being new in the industry, he was afraid to slap a big star like Rishi Kapoor. But Raj Kapoor encouraged him. Then Padmini gave the 8th final take after 7 unsuccessful takes. But in this affair, she had slapped Rishi Kapoor 8 times in front of everyone. Due to this, she was also very scared as to what would be the reaction of Rishi and his father Raj Kapoor. But when Raj Kapoor got a perfect take, he jumped with joy. He praised Padmini. Later this pairing of Rishi and Padmini became a hit. This film made Padmini so famous that she went on to become a well-known actress in the industry.

Very few people know this slap story of Rishi and Padmini. Padmini herself had once narrated this story in an interview. However, Rishi Kapoor is not among us. He died in the year 2020 due to blood cancer. However, his films and brilliant acting are still alive in our hearts.

On the other hand, Padmini Kolhapuri has turned 57 years old. She is not that active in the film industry now. She has settled down after marrying film producer Pradeep Sharma. Both of them also have a daughter whose name is Priyanka Sharma.