Dawood Ibrahim was a fan of this superstar, invited him for tea, confessed to a murder and then…

Rishi Kapoor Dawood Ibrahim

There was a time when Bollywood was under the influence of the underworld and the actors and filmmakers were afraid of Dawood Ibrahim. However, there was one superstar who turned the don into his fan and was even invited to have a cup of tea with him.

The actor we are talking about met Dawood Ibrahim twice and even claimed to have his number but he never got in touch. The superstar was late Rishi Kapoor.

Dawood has inspired numerous Indian crime films and characters modeled after him, including the 2013 film D-Day’s Goldman, which was played by Rishi Kapoor himself. The underworld reportedly liked his portrayal of him in the film and subsequently invited him for tea.

In his autobiography, Khullam Khulla, the late Rishi Kapoor revealed about his two encounters with Dawood Ibrahim. The first was in 1988, when Rishi was in Dubai with his friend for an “Asha Bhosle-RD Burman evening” and was spotted by Dawood’s husband at the airport. The man then walked up to Rishi and offered him his phone and said, “Dawood sa’ab baat karenge (Dawood sa’ab would like to speak to you).” Dawood then invited Rishi to his home.

Rishi and his friends were then picked up in a ‘shiny Rolls Royce’ and driven around in circles, leaving them unable to remember the route to the don’s house. At his home, Dawood offered them tea and biscuits as he did not drink or serve alcohol. He then spoke about a murder he orchestrated in court in Mumbai, an incident that became the basis for a scene in Sunny Deol’s Arjun.

In his book, Rishi Kapoor revealed that before leaving his house, Dawood told him, “If you need anything at all, money, anything, just ask me.” However, the actor refused.

The second time Rishi Kapoor met Dawood Ibrahim in Dubai was when he was shopping at a shoe store with his wife Neetu Kapoor. The don insisted on buying something for the superstar, but he declined the offer. Dawood then gave Rishi his mobile number, but Rishi could not get it back as there were no mobile phones in India in 1989.

Rishi added in his autobiography: “He (Dawood) was always extremely kind to me and showed me a lot of warmth. Everything changed soon after. I don’t know what made him follow my country the way he did. no interaction with him at all after that chance encounter at the shoe store.

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