Shashi Kapoor Profile
Shashi Kapoor is a renowned Indian actor One of the finest Bollywood actors of the late 20th century,born asBalbir-Raj Prithviraj Kapoor on 18 March 1938 in Kolkata He is a member of the Kapoor family, a film dynasty in India’s Bollywood cinema son of Prithviraj Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor studied at Don Bosco High School in Matunga, Bombay, started acting in films as a child in the early 1940s appearing in several mythological films. He debuted in the industry with the film ‘Dharamputra’ (1961).
From there started his journey as one of the most successful actors of all times. Who can forget his dialogue in ‘Deewar’, ‘Mere paas maa hai’, quoted by people till date! The first hit of his career, in the form of ‘Jab Jab Phool Khile’ (1965). It was around this time only that Shashi Kapoor became a part of hit films like ‘Haseena Maan Jayegi’, ‘Waqt’, ‘Mehndi Lagi Mere Haath’, ‘Aa Gale Lag Ja’, ‘Pyar Ka Mausam’, ‘Chor Machaye Shor’ and ‘Satyam Shivam Sunderam’. Shashi Kapoor won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, for ‘Deewar’. The most successful phase of Shashi Kapoor’s career came when he started co-starring Amitabh Bachchan.
Amongst the hit films of the duo are ‘Deewar’, ‘Do Aur Do Paanch’, ‘Silsila’, ‘Trishul’ and ‘Kabhi Kabhi’. During his time, Shashi Kapoor had paired opposite almost all the top heroines, like Sharmila Tagore, Neetu Singh, Zeenat Aman, Rekha, Rakhee, Nanda, Bindiya Goswami and Parveen BabiShashi Kapoor also made ‘36 Chowringhee Lane’ (1981), in which he even acted with wife Jennifer. He produced ‘Vijeta’, in which he cast his son Kunal as hero and himself as the father. In 1984 came ‘Utsav’, starring Rekha and Shekhar Suman. Around this time, Shashi Kapoor continued acting in films too. He was seen as a frustrated poet in ‘In Custody’. Next, he did ‘’New Delhi Times’, which bagged him a National Award.
Shashi Kapoor tried his hand at direction with ‘Ajooba’ (1991), a film that failed at the box office. He also starred in a number od British films made by Merchant Ivory productions including ‘Shakespeare Wallah’, ‘bombay Talkie’, ‘Heat and Dust’, ‘Pretty Polly’, ‘Siddhartha’, ‘Sammy and Rosie Get Laid’ and ‘Side Streets’among others. Last, Shashi Kapoor made anappearance in ‘Jinnah’ (1998), a biopic of Mohammed Ali Jinnah Since that time, he has not made any appearance in films.
However, he was definitely seen in limelight in September 2007, when he attended the “Shashi Kapoor Film Festival”, held in Muscat, Omani. In July 1958, Shashi Kapoor married the English actress Jennifer Kendal and they acted in a number of films together, most notably in the Merchant Ivory productions. He had three children with Kendal; Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor and Sanjana Kapoor all of whom for a short while became film actors.
Awards:
BFJA Award Best Actor, for Jab Jab Phool Khile
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, for Deewar
National Film Awards for Best Actor, for New Delhi Times
BFJA Award Best Actor, for New Delhi Times
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film), for Muhafiz
Filmography:
Producer:
Junoon
Kalyug
36 Chowringhee Lane
Vijeta
Utsav
Ajooba
As Actor:
Roti Kapda Aur Makaan,
Chor Machaye Shor
5 Rifles, Deewaar
Kabhi Kabhie
Immaan Dharam
Trishul,
Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Junoon
Suhaag,
Kaala Patthar
Kalyug,
Do Aur Do Paanch, Shaan
Kranti,
Silsila,
Baseraa
Original Name : Balbirraj Kapoor
Film Name : Shashi Kapoor
Date of Birth : March 18, 1938
Place of Birth : Calcutta, West Bengal
Height : 5′ 11
Eye Color : Black
Hair Color : Black
Father Name : Prithviraj Kapoor
Brother(s) : Shammi Kapoor, Raj Kapoor
Wife : English theatre actress Jennifer Kendal
Profession : Actor
Debut Film : ‘Dharamputra’ (1961)
