On September 29, Rishi Kapoor first tweeted about his health, "Hello all! I am taking a short leave of absence from work to go to America for some medical treatment. I urge my well-wishers not to worry or unnecessarily speculate. It’s been 45 years plus of wear and tear at the movies. With your love and good wishes, I will be back soon!" Since then there are continuous speculations going viral about his health.

His family members have also not revealed any such information. Some insensitive people had spread rumors that Rishi Kapoor has been diagnosed with cancer while he was just undergoing a test to detect his ailments. Recently Rishi Kapoor's daughter Riddhima Kapoor was asked about her father's health on which she stated that " He’s fine, nothing to worry about. I was never worried anyway. He’s just getting his routine tests done, like he said on Twitter, after so many years of wear…