Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor (Balbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor; 18 March 1938 in Calcutta – 4 December 2017 in Mumbai) was an Indian movie actor and movie producer. He was known for his roles in Junoon, Kabhie Kabhie, Deewaar, Siddhartha, and in Ajooba.
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Born | Balbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor 18 March 1938 |
Died | 4 December 2017 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | (aged 79)
Other names | Balbir Shashi Balbir Raj Shasha (used by his brother, Shammi Kapoor) Shashi Baba |
Occupation | Actor, Director, Producer |
Years active | 1941–1999 (retired)[1] |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Spouse(s) | Jennifer Kendal (1958–1984; her death) |
Children | Kunal Kapoor Karan Kapoor Sanjana Kapoor |
Relatives | Kapoor Family |
Kapoor died in a hospital in Mumbai of cirrhosis on 4 December 2017 at the age of 79.[2]
Shashi Kapoor Media
Kapoor as a child artist (left) with Baby Madhuri (Meena Kumari's sister, center) & Baby Shakuntala (right) in the film Bachpan (1945).
Shashi Kapoor at Rajesh Khanna's prayer meet
Shashi Kapoor with daughter Sanjana in 2010
Room 17 of The Elgin Fairlawn, Kolkata renamed as Shashi Kapoor Room
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Bhushan to Shashi Kapoor
References
- ↑ "Retiring Room: Shashi Kapoor – 5". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
- ↑ "Bollywood icon Shashi Kapoor passes at the age of 79". Times Now. December 4, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
Other websites
- Shashi Kapoor on IMDb
- Non Resident Indian magazine profile of Shashi Kapoor Archived 2013-03-06 at the Wayback Machine