Remembering his top films, from Deewar to Shaan
<p>A top personality that Indian Cinema could ever have, today is the birth anniversary of Shashi Kapoor, the youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor. His contribution to Hindi cinema as an actor has been invaluable.Shashi’s acting journey: After realising that he was passionate about acting, he joined Bollywood at a very young age and started acting as a child artist in his debut film ‘Aag’ which was again the directorial debut of his elder brother Raj Kapoor. His 1st movie as an adult actor was Dharmputra in 1961. Since then, Shashi Kapoor took on multiple roles.Awards and appreciation: The veteran actor was awarded various prestigious awards in the country, he was awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke, national awards, and Padma Bhushan among many other awards for his contribution to the Hindi film industry. Shashi Kapoor died in 2017 at the age of 79 due to aspiration pneumonia.let’s have a look at some of his super-hit contributions to the film industry:DeewaarDeewaar a film of 1975 di</p>
01:13 PM Mar 18, 2023 IST
A top personality that Indian Cinema could ever have, today is the birth anniversary of Shashi Kapoor, the youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor. His contribution to Hindi cinema as an actor has been invaluable.
Shashi’s acting journey:
After realising that he was passionate about acting, he joined Bollywood at a very young age and started acting as a child artist in his debut film ‘Aag‘ which was again the directorial debut of his elder brother Raj Kapoor. His 1st movie as an adult actor was Dharmputra in 1961. Since then, Shashi Kapoor took on multiple roles.
Awards and appreciation:
The veteran actor was awarded various prestigious awards in the country, he was awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke, national awards, and Padma Bhushan among many other awards for his contribution to the Hindi film industry. Shashi Kapoor died in 2017 at the age of 79 due to aspiration pneumonia.
let’s have a look at some of his super-hit contributions to the film industry:
- Deewaar
Deewaar a film of 1975 directed by Yash Chopra. Shashi Kapoor along with Amitabh Bachchan spreads magic on screen. Kapoor plays the role of Ravi Verma, brother of Vijay Verma, played by Bachchan.
- Satyam Shivam Sundaram
Satyam Shivam Sundaram is a 1978 film directed by Raj Kapoor is considered to be one of his greatest works of him. Shashi Kapoor was paired alongside Zeenat Aman. Shashi Kapoor played the role of Rajeev, a civil engineer and his character was loved by the audience.
- Shaan
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Shaan is a 1980 Ramesh Sippy directorial film. The film performed well during re-runs. Shashi Kapoor played the role of Ravi Kumar, Shiv Kumar’s brother. Shashi Kapoor’s performance was widely praised by the audience.
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