Rishi Kapoor is in New York for the past nine months. The actor is undergoing treatment for cancer and is in good health now. However, there are a few sessions of treatment left and the actor quashed the rumours of him returning to his homeland for his birthday on September 4.

The senior actor spoke to Mumbai Mirror and spoke why it isn't possible for him to return soon. "I have to be here for 11 months, so I will not be back before the end of August. It's been a difficult time, very taxing, but Neetu (wife), and my children (Ranbir and Riddhima) have been very supportive. I am grateful to everyone. I am waiting to come back and raring to get going. I will plan my return five-six weeks after my last treatment. It is called consolidation or pushback, whereby I will have to undergo chemotherapy to ensure that the ailment does not return. This is the second time I am going through the treatment. I am hoping that I can plan an end-August return but all this talk that I will be back in early September for my birthday, is again nothing but speculation," said the 102 Not Out actor.