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PADMASHREE VIPIN BUCKSHEY

MOURNS THE LOSS OF BOLLYWOOD’S

GREATEST GEM
RISHI KAPOOR

A TRIBUTE : MY FRIEND RISHI

I old man worn out look. With the high the late sixties that was the only device
am extremely saddened to hear
plus glasses he had extreme difficulty
the sad news of my friend Rishi
available and he found the whole
Kapoor who was an amazing
fit him minus lenses to neutralize the
human being apart from being in looking straight and I was keen to experience traumatic leading to adverse
hatred for contact lenses.
a renowned artist of very high effect. Despite best possible counselling
standing. and motivation he could not wear The world will remember him for
contact lenses. being the super star he was but for
In my relationship with him for me he will always be a humble and a
According to Rishi, he played
over thirty years, I could never ever the role of a young Raj Kapoor who genuine human being.
insert a contact lens in his eye on had blue eyes in the film “Mera Naam
account of psychological fear he had Joker” at the age of around 12 years. An May his soul rest in peace in Heaven.
since childhood. There were multiple Optometrist was called specially from
occasions where his role in a particular London who would just before the shot Vipin Buckshey
film demanded that he wear contact insert large rigid blue Scleral Contact Optometrist & Contact Lens
lenses to change his appearance but he Lenses which he found to be extremely Specialist, Optometrist to
could never do so. In his recent movies uncomfortable. He says he would Excellency the President of the
“Kapoor & Sons” & “Sanam Re” I had sometimes even hide below the bed Republic of India, Awarded
given him spectacles of +8.00 for his on seeing the British Optometrist. In Padmashri by the President of India

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