Rishi Kapoor celebrates 42 years of 'Doosara Aadmi' with throwback picture

Pic courtesy: Twitter/ Rishi Kapoor

New Delhi: As the classic cult film `Doosara Aadmi` clocked 42 years of its release today, Rishi Kapoor took a stroll down the memory lane and shared a throwback photo to commemorate the special day.

The veteran actor who recently returned to the bay after 11 months of treatment in New York City, shared a monochrome picture which is from the premiere of the film.

The click has some legendary personalities posing together for the shutterbugs. In the old snap, one can spot young Yash Chopra with the dapper lead actor Rishi and director of the film Ramesh Talwar.

"Premiere of Doosara Aadmi," Rishi captioned the picture on Twitter. The story of the iconic film revolves around Nisha (Raakhee), an advertising industry professional, who becomes a recluse after the tragic death of her boyfriend, Shashi Saigal (Shashi Kapoor). 

Premiere of Doosara Aadmi. pic.twitter.com/kzyhqZtg5S

— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) October 14, 2019

Years later, Karan Saxena (Rishi) offers her employment with his advertising agency and she accepts it. She realises that Karan, who recently married Timsy (Neetu Singh), reminds her of Shashi.

Thank you YRF and Director Ramesh Talwar. The subject of this films love story was much ahead of its time. The perspectives of the characters shocked people then. Today, so rampant in our society. https://t.co/ARfI7Boe1z

— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) October 14, 2019

The film hit screens on 14 October 1977.The verified page of Yash Raj Films shared the poster of the film to celebrate the milestone."A classic tale that is beyond just a love story," the page captioned the poster.