Actor Shashi Kapoor hit the spotlight at the age of four, acting in plays directed and produced by his father, Prithviraj Kapoor.
He made his debut as a leading man in the 1961 film ‘Dharmputra’ and went on to appear in more than 116 films during ‘70s and until the mid ‘80s. He was also reportedly the first Indian actor to have had an extensive Hollywood career. He acted in several Hollywood and British productions like ‘The Householder’, ‘Shakespeare Wallah’, ‘Heat and Dust’ among others.
Here is a short glimpse of the legendary actor’s life on-screen.
Veteran actor, producer and filmmaker Shashi Kapoor passed away on Monday, after a prolonged illness. He was 79.
Born on March 18, 1938, to the illustrious and formidable theatre and film actor Prithviraj Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor hit the spotlight at the age of four, acting in plays directed and produced by his father. Here, Shashi Kapoor is seen in an image from ‘Mr. Romeo’.
He made his debut as a leading man in the 1961 film ‘Dharmputra’ and went on to appear in more than 116 films during ‘70s and until the mid ‘80s. Here, Shashi Kapoor is seen with actor Nanda in Krishnan Chopra's ‘Char Diwari’
Some of his memorable films include ‘Deewar’, ‘Kabhie Kabhie’, ‘Namak Halal’, ‘Kaala Pathar’ and others. Here he is seen with Sharmila Tagore in ‘Aamne Saamne’.
Deewar, whose poster is seen here, not only fetched Shashi a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, but also spawned the now-legendary dialogue - "Mere paas maa hai" The poster for also features Amitabh Bachchan and Nirupa Roy.
Shashi Kapoor was also reportedly the first Indian actor to have had an extensive Hollywood career. He acted in several Hollywood and British productions like ‘The Householder’, ‘Shakespeare Wallah’ among others. Seen here is Shashi Kapoor in an image from Merchant Ivory Productions’ ‘Heat and Dust’, in which he starred alongside wife Jennifer Kendal.
Shashi Kapoor and Naseeruddin Shah in ‘Junoon’. The film won the 1980 Filmfare Award for best picture.
Shashi Kapoor was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2011. Here, then-President President Pratibha Patil presents the award at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi.
He was also awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2015.
Shashi Kapoor with some of his leading ladies at the Dadasaheb Phalke Award ceremony in 2015. From L-R Nafisa Ali, Wahida Rehman, Asha Parekh, Zeenat Aman, Shabana Aazmi, Rekha, Neetu Singh and Supriya Pathak.