Actors - Shashi Kapoor

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Shashi Kapoor (born Balbirraj Kapoor March 18, 1938) belongs to the famous Kapoor family of the Indian film industry. He is the brother of Raj Kapoor and the son of Prithviraj Kapoor, a actor of Indian cinema.

Biography

Shashi Kapoor was an extremely popular actor during the 1970s and the 1980s. In Indian cinema, his most famous movies include Jab Jab Phool Khile,, Sharmilee, Chor Machaye Shor, Deewar
, Kabhie Kabhie
, and Satyam Shivam Sundaram.

He is also known internationally for his appearances in Merchant Ivory productions such as Shakespeare Wallah
(1965), Heat and Dust (1982), and In Custody (1993). He says he has acted in more than 200 movies. Most of his early acting was the child who would grow up to be Raj Kapoor in Raj Kapoor's movies.

He was married to the late Jennifer Kendal and has two sons Karan and Kunal and a daughter Sanjana who is married to wildlife author and photographer Valmik Thapar.

Select Filmography

In Custody (1993) - Nur
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) - Rafi Rahman
New Delhi Times (1986) - Vikas Pande
Heat and Dust (1982) - The Nawab (At the Palace in Khatm)
Bombay Talkie (1970) - Vikram
Shakespeare Wallah
(1965) - Sanju

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