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    Shashi Kapoor

    Shashi Kapoor

    Born

    Balbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor


    (1938-03-18)18 March 1938

    Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
    (now stad i indien, West Bengal, India)

    Died4 månad 2017(2017-12-04) (aged 79)

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Other namesBalbir
    Shashi
    Balbir Raj
    Shasha (used by his brother, Shammi Kapoor)
    Shashi BabaOccupation(s)Actor, Director, ProducerYears active1941–1999 (retired)[1]Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)SpouseJennifer Kendal(1958–1984; her death)ChildrenKunal Kapoor
    Karan Kapoor
    Sanjana KapoorRelativesKapoor Family

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    Shashi Kapoor

    Indian film actor and producer (1938–2017)

    Shashi Kapoor (pronounced[ʃəʃi kəpuːɾ]; born Balbir Raj Kapoor; 18 March 1938 – 4 December 2017) was an Indian actor and film producer who is best known for his works in Hindi films. A recipient of several accolades, including four National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards, he also featured in a number of English-language international films, particularly films produced by Merchant Ivory. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2011, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, in 2014, for his contribution to Indian cinema.

    Born into the Kapoor family, he was the third and the youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor. He 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.[1] He established himself in 1965 with two blockbusters - Waqt and Jab Jab Phool Khile.

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    Shashi Kapoor Biography, Film Career & Personal Life

    Shashi Kapoor was born Balbir – Raj Prithviraj Kapoor on 18 March 1938 in Kolkata. He is an award winning Indian film actor and producer and a member of the Kapoor family, a film dynasty in India‘s Bollywood cinema, is the younger brother of Raj Kapoorand Shammi Kapoor, the son of Prithviraj Kapoor, the widower of Jennifer Kendal, and the father of Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, and Sanjana Kapoor.

    He is remembered for many hit Hindi films, including ones he starred in with Amitabh Bachchan, such as Deewar, Do Aur Do Paanch and Namak Halaal. He has also played leading roles in a number of British films, including several Merchant Ivory productions such as Shakespeare-Wallah. In 2011, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.

    Shashi Kapoor: Career

    Shashi Kapoor started acting in films as a child in the early 1940s appearing in several mythological films. His best known performances

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