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Shashi Kapoor 



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Shashi Kapoor born under the name of Balbir Prithviraj Kapoor, March 18, 1938 - December 4, 2017 was an Indian actor and producer.He appeared in 168 films that include a large number of Hindi films as well as in various English-language films, including films produced by Merchant-Ivory.He has also been a director and assistant director in the Hindi film industry.

Shashi Kapoor was a member of the Kapoor family, a film dynasty in Bollywood Indian cinema. Kapoor was born in Calcutta  during the British Raj. He was the third and youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor, the younger brother of Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, the widower of Jennifer Kendal (sister of actress Felicity Kendal) and the father of Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor and Sanjana Kapoor.In 2011, he was honored with Padma Bhushan by the Government of India for his contributions to Art-Cinema. In 2015, he received the 2014 Dadasaheb Phalke Award, making him the third member of his family to receive the most prestigious award in Indian cinema after Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor.



Profile ( Personal Info)

Real Name : Balbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor
Age : 79 years(at the time of death)
Profession : Actor, director, producer
Date of Birth : 18 March 1938
Eye Color : Dark Brown
Religion : Hinduism
Born In : Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Zodiac Sign : Pisces
Nationality : Indian
Height in Feet Inches : 5’ 9”
Email Id : Unknown
Phone Number : Unknown



Wife / Spouse / Partner Photos Details

Wife : Jennifer Kendal (m. 1958-1984; till her death)
Shashi Kapoor Family Wife Son Daughter Father Mother Marriage Photos Biography Profile
Wife



Children Photos Details

Son : Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor
Daughter : Sanjana Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor Family Wife Son Daughter Father Mother Marriage Photos Biography Profile
Son

Shashi Kapoor Family Wife Son Daughter Father Mother Marriage Photos Biography Profile
Daughter



Father - Brother - Mother - Sister -Relatives (Family Photos)

Father : Prithviraj Kapoor (Director)
Mother : Ramsarni Mehra Kapoor
Sister : Urmila Sial Kapoor
Brother : Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor (Both Actors)
Relatives : Unknown
Shashi Kapoor Family Wife Son Daughter Father Mother Marriage Photos Biography Profile
Father and Mother

Shashi Kapoor Family Wife Son Daughter Father Mother Marriage Photos Biography Profile
Brothers

Shashi Kapoor Family Wife Son Daughter Father Mother Marriage Photos Biography Profile
Sister



Favorites Hobbies

Hobbies : Playing musical instruments, Listening to music, Watching Movies
Favorite Color : Black, White
Favorite Actress : Nanda
Favorite Movie : Unknown
Favorite Actor : Prithviraj Kapoor



Qualification ( Education, School and College )

School : Don Bosco High School in Matunga, Bombay
College/ University : Unknown
Educational and Qualification : Unknown



Marriage Photos

Shashi Kapoor Family Wife Son Daughter Father Mother Marriage Photos Biography Profile
Marriage Photo



Interesting Facts

  • He  born under the name of Balbir Prithviraj Kapoor, March 18, 1938 - December 4, 2017 was an Indian actor and producer.

  • He appeared in 168 films that include a large number of Hindi films as well as in various English-language films, including films produced by Merchant-Ivory.

  • He has also been a director and assistant director in the Hindi film industry.

  • He  played in plays, directed and produced by his father Prithviraj Kapoor, while traveling with Prithvi Theaters.

  • He started playing in movies as a child in the late 1940s under the name of Shashiraj as there was another actor of the same name who used to act in mythological films as a child artist.

  • He had the opportunity to work as an assistant director in the movie Post Box 999, Sunil Dutt's first film, and worked as an assistant director of Ravindra Dave in Guest House (1959), followed by films such as Dulha Dulhan and Shriman Satyawadi, where Raj Kapoor was the main hero.


Career

His best-known performances as a comedian were in Aag (1948) and Awaara (1951), where he played the younger version of the characters played by his older brother Raj Kapoor and in Sangram (1950), where he played the younger version of Ashok Kumar and Dana Paani (1953) where he acted with Bharat Bhushan. He worked in four Hindi films as a child artist from 1948 to 1954.

Shashi Kapoor trained couples with Raakhee, Sharmila Tagore and Zeenat Aman from the late sixties to the mid-eighties. He has also played with actresses Hema Malini, Parveen Babi and Moushumi Chatterjee in numerous films. After their first film together, Sharmelee became a blockbuster, Raakhee was often associated with him, and they played in hit movies such as Jaanwar Aur Insaan (1972), Kabhi Kabhie (1976), Baseraa (1981), Trishna acclaimed by the Critical (1978) however, Doosara Aadmi (1977), Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka (1983), Bandh Honth (1984) and Zameen Aasmaan (1985) were flops. [17] He played with Sharmila Tagore in such hits as Waqt (1965), Aamne Samne (1967), Suhana Safar (1970), Aa Gale Lag Jaa (1973), Vachan (1974), [18] Paap Aur Punya (1974), Swati (1986), the critically acclaimed New Delhi Times (1985), who won Kapoor's National Film Award for Best Actor in 1986, [19] Other Films with Sharmila, such as My Love (1970) Anari (1975), Gehri Chot (1983), Maa Beti (1986) and Ghar Bazar (1998) were unsuccessful.

With Zeenat Aman, he has worked in such successful films as Chori Mera Kaam (1975), Deewaangee (1976), Roti Kapda Aur Makan (1974), Heeralal Pannalal (1978), Pakhandi (1984), Bhavani Junction (1985) , Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978) and the pair witnessed flops such as Krodhi (1981), Vakil Babu (1982) and Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka (1983). He made 10 films in front of Hema Malini. As a pair, Shashi and Hema Malini have had 6 hits such as Abhinetri, Aap Beati, Trishul, Aandhi Toofan, Apna Khoon, Maan Gaye Ustaad, Do Aur Do Paanch and 3 flops - Jahan Pyar Mile, Naach Uthe Sansaar and Anjaam.

He has accepted very few roles as an actor in films since 1987. He played with Pierce Brosnan in The Deceivers (1988).Shashi Kapoor asked Amitabh Bachchan to play in her ambitious debut film, Ajooba. Amitabh Bachchan agreed to make the film because of her friendship with Shashi Kapoor, although at the time Amitabh was not signing any new films.

The film did not do very well at the box office in India, but was ranked as a hit abroad. The film had a sumptuous budget with a mega star. The film over the years has been appreciated for its tales and roles of Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor and Amrish Puri.

He also won a national award (special jury) for his performance in the 1993 film In Custody and played Rajah in the television adaptation of Gulliver's Travels (1996).

Kapoor was admitted to Kokilaben Hospital, Versova, Mumbai, on December 4, 2017, for a chest infection, [8] where he died of cirrhosis of the liver at the age of 79 years at 17:20, according to the Kokilaben Hospital as confirmed at the Press Trust of India (PTI).His nephew Randhir Kapoor confirmed the news. Kapoor is survived by two sons, Kunal and Karan, and a daughter, Sanjana, who takes care of the Prithvi theater.


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