Rishi Kapoor<BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>The tryst of child artists with Kapoor khandaan continues with Rishi Kapoor. In 1970 Raj Kapoor wanted an actor to play his younger version in Mera Naam Joker. Obviously he couldnt cast his regular young counterpart - Shashi Kapoor as he was an established lead actor by 70s. But there wasnt any reason to worry as acting ran in the blood of Kapoors. <BR><BR> <br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>So Raj Kapoor cast his second son Rishi Kapoor as the young Raj Kapoor in Mera Naam Joker (1970). The 18-year-old Rishi was quite plump then but it perfectly fitted the character. In one of the funny scenes from the film, he even has his pants torn during a PT class due to being an overweight boy. Rishi had sufficient footage in the film as he featured in the entire first chapter of the episodic film. <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>But his USP in this film could have proved a setback to him when he would have made his debut in a leading role. So Rishi lost substantial weight and debuted as the young-and-energetic hero in Bobby (1973).