The Pakistan government has decided to concert Bollywood’s Rishi Kapoor‘s ancestral home in the fabled Qissa Khwani Bazar into a museum.
During an interaction with visiting Indian journalists late on Wednesday night, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said, “There was a call from Rishi Kapoor. He requested that his family’s home in Peshawar should be made into a museum or some sort of institution. We have accepted his request.”
Naeemul Haq, special assistant for political affairs to Prime Minister Imran Khan, said the premier was very keen on preserving the history and heritage of Peshawar. “He has a special interest in restoring these places to their original glory. Mr Rishi Kapoor’s request will be met very positively,” he said.
The Kapoor Haveli was built by Basheswarnath Kapoor, the father of Bollywood icon Prithviraj Kapoor.
Raj Kapoor, the son of Prithviraj Kapoor, was born in Peshawar on December 14, 1924. The actor-director is best known for a string of hit films he made in the 1950s and 1960s.
The Kapoor family left Peshawar after the Partition in 1947.
