1. Shashi Kapoor was an Indian actor and producer known primarily for his work in Hindi films.
34 Facts About Shashi Kapoor
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Shashi Kapoor began his career as a child actor in 1948 with his brother Raj Kapoor's maiden directorial Aag, and had his first role as an adult in 1961 with Yash Chopra's political drama Dharmputra.
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Shashi Kapoor established himself in 1965 with two blockbusters - Waqt and Jab Jab Phool Khile.
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Shashi Kapoor made a notable comeback in 1974 with Chor Machaye Shor.
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Shashi Kapoor received critical acclaim for his portrayal of a reckless chieftain in Junoon, a businessman in Kalyug, a strict father in Vijeta and an upright journalist in New Delhi Times for which he won National Film Award for Best Actor.
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Shashi Kapoor was born as Balbir Raj Kapoor to Prithviraj Kapoor and his wife in Calcutta, British India, on 18 March 1938.
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Shashi Kapoor was the youngest brother of Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor.
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Shashi Kapoor acted in plays, directed and produced by his father Prithviraj Shashi Kapoor, while travelling with Prithvi Theatres.
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Shashi Kapoor started acting in films as a child in the late 1940s under the name of Shashiraj, as there was already another actor by the same name who used to act in mythological films as a child artiste.
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Shashi Kapoor worked in four Hindi films as a child artiste from 1948 to 1954.
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From 1962 to 1964, Shashi Kapoor saw two minor successes with - Bimal Roy's Prem Patra and Kanak Mishra's Yeh Dil Kisko Doon.
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Shashi Kapoor made his English film debut in 1963 with James Ivory's acclaimed family drama The Householder.
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The huge box office success of Waqt was followed by another blockbuster in Jab Jab Phool Khile which had Shashi Kapoor paired opposite Nanda.
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Inspite of establishing himself, Shashi Kapoor's career fluctuated in the late-1960s as very few of his films emerged successful during this period.
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Shashi Kapoor delivered another huge hit that year with Brij Sadanah's action comedy Chori Mera Kaam opposite Zeenat Aman, followed by a semi-hit film, Salaakhen alongside Sulakshana Pandit to go with the huge grossers.
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Shashi Kapoor began 1976 with Yash Chopra's romantic musical Kabhi Kabhie.
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Shashi Kapoor set up his own production house, Film-Valas, the same year.
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In 1980, Shashi Kapoor delivered a hit with Swayamvar, but his other releases, such as Do Aur Do Paanch and Neeyat failed to leave a mark while Ramesh Sippy's mega-budget action crime film Shaan ended up as an average grosser owing to huge costs.
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Shashi Kapoor found no success in Vakil Babu and Sawaal.
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Shashi Kapoor played a supporting role in K Bapayya's superhit drama film Ghar Ek Mandir.
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Shashi Kapoor did a guest appearance in Gulzar's romantic musical Ijaazat.
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Shashi Kapoor requested Amitabh Bachchan to star in his ambitious directorial debut film Ajooba.
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Shashi Kapoor won Special Jury Award for his performance in the 1993 film In Custody and played the Rajah in the TV miniseries Gulliver's Travels.
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Shashi Kapoor was seen in the limelight at the Shashi Kapoor Film Festival held in Muscat, Oman.
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At the 55th Annual Filmfare Awards in 2010, Shashi Kapoor received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Shashi Kapoor met English actress Jennifer Kendal in Calcutta in 1956 while both were working for their respective theatre groups.
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Shashi Kapoor was both assistant stage manager as well as an actor for his father's theatre group, Prithvi Theatre.
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Jennifer and Shashi Kapoor established Prithvi Theatre on 5 November 1978 in Mumbai.
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Shashi Kapoor's daughter Sanjana, is a theatre personality and married to wildlife conservationist Valmik Thapar.
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Shashi Kapoor is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful actors of Indian cinema.
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Shashi Kapoor wore his looks, and his understated acting ability lightly, sometimes so lightly that you often overlooked his skills.
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Shashi Kapoor has been the solo lead in 61 films and among the lead protagonist in 116 films, more than his nephews, brothers, grand-nephews and grand-nieces.
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Shashi Kapoor was admitted to the Kokilaben Hospital, Versova, Mumbai, for what was speculated to be chest infection, and died on 4 December 2017.
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Shashi Kapoor's body was cremated on 5 December 2017, at the Santacruz Hindu Crematorium in Mumbai.