“You were a true legend dad; I miss you so much “- TV actor Ram Kapoor paid tribute to his late father Anil (Billy) on instagram after the latter passed away at 74. The famous television actor Ram Kapoor’s father Anil Kapoor succumbed to cancer on 12th April, 2021.
He was a renowned businessperson and former chairperson of the FCB-ULKA advertising agency and also helped Amul to come up with the most iconic tagline – “Taste of India” as they were both working closely since 1998.
Amul paid tribute to Anil Kapoor by sharing a post in which he and the Amul girl can be seen seated in a formal setting in which his agency’s name can too be spotted in the background and they both are having a conversation and furthermore Amul captions the image with “#Amul Topical: Tribute to one of the doyens of the Indian advertising industry…”
Re-sharing the post on Instagram, Ram Kapoor penned-down an emotional note alongside, “truly speechless at the tribute that Amul has made for my father, you were a true legend dad, and I miss you”. Also, Ram’s wife Gautami Kapoor who is also an actress in the television industry shared a woeful post on her Instagram account, which stated “Dad … you live in our hearts forever… RIP… to the strongest, toughest man I ever knew… love you”
Many celebrities paid their condolences to the actor’s late father under his Instagram post, also talking about Anil Kapoor the managing director of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, RS Sodhi pointed that there was a clearly visible difference between other marketing heads and Anil, as he was from the marketing and sales background whereas the others were from creative field yet he came in the advertising industry and made a big impact.
Talking about Ram Kapoor, he is an Indian Actor who works in films and television industry and was born on 1 September 1973 in New Delhi, India. He made an official debut onscreen with a television serial Nyaay in 1997 and has appeared in recent Bollywood movies like “Student of the Year (2012)” and “Humshakals (2014)”. He has won 3 ITA Awards and 3 Indian Telly Awards for best actor in his acting career.
On the other hand, Ram Kapoor’s wife, Gautami Kapoor to whom he is married since 2003 is also an Indian television and film actress and model, she gained fame when she made her appearance as the lead in the serial “Ghar ek mandir” and “Parvarrish- Season 2” on Sony TV. She also has been active in the Marathi film industry.