Vinod Khanna passes away: Rishi Kapoor points out a strange coincidence!

Mumbai: Rishi Kapoor paid tribute to Vinod Khanna by putting a photograph of the late actor as the display image of his twitter handle. Khanna breathed his last at 11.20 AM at a hospital here today after prolonged illness.

Rishi pointed out a strange coincidence through one of his tweets. Khanna’s ‘Dayavan’ co-star Feroz Khan too had died on the same day in the year 2009.

Rishi tweeted: “Strange coincidence. Friends Vinod Khanna and Feroz Khan die the same day 27th April. Khan sahab passed away 27th April 2009 Bangalore (sic).”

Strange coincidence. Friends Vinod Khanna and Feroz Khan die the same day 27th April. Khan sahab passed away 27th April 2009 Bangalore.

— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) 27 April 2017

Kapoor, who had shared screen space with Khanna in ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, ‘Chandni’ and a couple of other films also shared a fond memory with the late actor. He tweeted:

Remembering the good times with you,Vinod. Thank you for being my friend. pic.twitter.com/hvZoYeQMEF

— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) 27 April 2017

Kapoor also pointed out the Khanna was the last of actors born in Peshawar ( a part of India before 1947) to depart.

Last of the actors born in 1946,Peshawar,then British India,leaves us-Vinod Khanna.

— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) 27 April 2017

Khanna is survived by his former wife Geetanjali and their sons Akshaye and Rahul, and his present wife Kavita, son Sakshi and daughter Shraddha.