the pakistani actress had made her film debut opposite rishi kapoor with henna in 1991 and had remained in touch with the actor ever since pakistani actress zeba bakhtiar who made her film debut in 1991 with the movie henna opposite rishi kapoor has expressed grief at the actors demise sharing her fond memories of the time spent with rishi zeba said the news of his demise is yet to sink ina still from the movie heena released in 1991a still from the movie henna which was released in 1991 it was an unfortunate day when i woke up to this sad news i got a call from a journalist who informed me about rishis death it was heartbreaking all the good old memories came flooding back i am yet to believe that my dear friend has gone he will always remain a mentor to me she said the actress had been in regular touch with rishi through phone calls and messages whenever ranbirs film released he would ask me to watch it i met him last almost a decade ago in 2010 in india he was as charming and jovial as ever she added recalling her debut with rishi zeba shared henna will always hold a special place in my heart and life it was a dream come true for me the title role demanded a girl from pakistan and for authenticity raj sahab and randhir too wanted an actress from pakistan it was 1989 and i was in london when i got a call from randhir he asked me to come to mumbai for a screentest i took my fathers permission and the rest is history i didnt know much about bollywood then but i had seen rishis films and loved bobby i was literally in awe of him at the screentest randhir introduced me to him and our bond grew stronger with time she addedpraising the actor and his family for making her feel at home at the time zeba said from day one kapoors became my extended family away from his stardom rishi was a very kindhearted and warm person i remember we went to austria to shoot a few songs there and rishis family too accompanied us it became a family holiday for all of us