Diwali 2020: Amitabh Bachchan And Ekta Kapoor Cancel Their Parties This Year Due To Rishi Kapoor's Demise - REPORTS

The year 2020 has been disastrous for all. The pandemic has caused great amounts of distress to everyone across the globe. For Bollywood, this year has been nothing less than a nightmare. Apart from the outbreak of Coronavirus affecting the economy of the film industry, we also saw many deaths taking place. Irrfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Wajid Khan, Saroj Khan, Sushant Singh Rajput and many more left for their heavenly abode, leaving all their friends, family and fans mourning. Now, a latest report suggests that big Diwali parties of Bollywood have been cancelled owing to the death of Rishi Kapoor this year.

A report in Times Of India says that Amitabh Bachchan and Ekta Kapoor have cancelled their Diwali bashes on the account of Rishi Kapoor's death. Amitabh Bachchan shared a close bond with Rishi Kapoor and they even featured in many films together. Post the Bobby actor's death, Amitabh Bachchan had also penned a eulogy saying, "During his time of diagnosis and his treatment he never ever lamented his condition .. it was always .. ‘see you soon , just a routine visit to the Hospital .. I’ll be back shortly. I never visited him in Hospital .. I never wanted to see distress on his smiling cherubic face. But I am certain .. when he went , he must have gone with a gentle smile." Further, Amitabh Bachchan's daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda is married to Nikhil Nanda, Rishi Kapoor's nephew.

Ekta Kapoor is also said to consider Rishi Kapoor as her family and hence, she has scrapped her Diwali bash this year, says the report. (Also Read: Amitabh Bachchan Is Missing Late Rishi Kapoor To Bits; Hails His Amazing Lip-Syncing Skills; Shares A Jolly Pic Of The Actor)