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Late actor Rishi Kapoor shot the film Kabhi Kabhie in Pahalgam in Kashmir. During the shooting, such an incident happened that the help of the army had to be taken to safely evacuate Rishi Kapoor from the hotel. However, Rishi Kapoor did not suffer any harm in this incident.
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Rishi Kapoor had revealed in his memoir, Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored, that when he was shooting in Pahalgam, Yash Chopra had organized a party for him on his birthday. At this time his wife Neetu and his co-actor Naseem were also present. That day he had completed the shooting of a song. The party guests were having fun inside the hotel and were completely unaware of what was happening outside.
In fact, the debate between horse owners and taxi drivers had taken a terrible turn. A driver got drunk and started fighting. Within no time the situation became very bad. A crowd of thousands of people started throwing stones and fireballs at the hotel, creating chaos.
People started throwing stones, the hotel caught fire
Rishi Kapoor had further told that when the situation worsened, he and others were sent to their rooms. They were told to hide under their beds because no one knew how this would happen. Their rooms were locked from inside, but the windows were broken by stones thrown at the hotel. The hotel also caught fire.
The army came and helped Rishi Kapoor and others.
Rishi Kapoor said that the situation had become so bad that the then Chief Minister Sheikh Abdullah had to take the help of the army. Later the army helped Rishi Kapoor and others to get out of there.
Apart from Rishi Kapoor, the film Kabhi Kabhi, released in 1976, featured actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhi Gulzar, Shashi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor. This film was directed by Yash Chopra.
