Riddhima Kapoor Sahni’s 45th birthday turned into a sweet Kapoor family affair, with Kareena Kapoor Khan and Neetu Kapoor making sure the birthday girl felt all the love. While Kareena took the nostalgic route with an adorable childhood picture, Neetu shared a heartfelt mother-daughter moment, giving fans a glimpse of the close-knit bond that continues to hold the Kapoor family together.
Kareena shared a throwback picture featuring herself and Riddhima from their younger days and paired it with a playful message that only a cousin who has grown up alongside you can pull off. “Happy birthday Ridz. We pretty much look the same as in this picture... cute as ever... Have the best one,” she wrote. The cheeky remark about them looking almost unchanged added a fun touch to the otherwise nostalgic birthday wish.
The childhood picture also offered a lovely reminder that Kareena and Riddhima’s relationship goes much deeper than their shared Bollywood surname. The two are first cousins and have grown up together as part of the sprawling Kapoor family. Kareena is the daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babita Kapoor, while Riddhima is the daughter of the late Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor.
Neetu Kapoor, meanwhile, chose an equally personal way to celebrate her daughter. Sharing a picture with Riddhima, the veteran actress wrote, “Happy birthday munchiee, so grateful you are mine.” The short but emotional message captured the affection between the mother and daughter, with Neetu’s words making it clear that, for her, Riddhima will always be her “munchiee” no matter how much time passes.
While the Kapoor name has long been synonymous with Bollywood, Riddhima took a rather different route. Unlike her brother Ranbir Kapoor and several other members of the family, she largely stayed away from acting for most of her life. Instead, she built her own identity as an entrepreneur, launching Riddhima Kapoor Sahni Jewellery in 2016 and subsequently making her mark in fashion and interior design.
But the spotlight has slowly been finding Riddhima in recent years. She stepped into the reality television space with the third season of The Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives, allowing audiences to see another side of the Kapoor family member who had largely remained away from the traditional Bollywood limelight.
And now, at 45, Riddhima is taking perhaps her biggest step into the family business of all — acting. She is set to make her official Bollywood film debut with Daadi Ki Shaadi, sharing screen space with Kapil Sharma and Sadia Khateeb. After years of being known primarily as an entrepreneur and a member of the Kapoor clan, Riddhima is now preparing to create a screen identity of her own.
Her journey makes the birthday celebrations feel even more special. From being the little girl in a childhood photograph shared by her cousin Kareena to becoming an entrepreneur, reality television personality and now a Bollywood debutante, Riddhima has taken a considerably different path from the family’s established actors.
And that is perhaps what makes Kareena’s throwback wish all the more charming. Beneath the glamour, famous surnames and film connections is a family that has watched each other grow up. On Riddhima’s 45th birthday, Kareena brought back a little piece of their childhood, while Neetu celebrated the daughter she remains deeply grateful for.
With Daadi Ki Shaadi now marking the beginning of her new innings, Riddhima’s 45th birthday comes with something extra to celebrate. The Kapoor family’s newest actor may have taken her time getting here, but she is finally ready to step into the frame.