Shashi Kapoor

Birth Name:

Balbir Raj Kapoor

Birth Place:

Calcutta, India

Profession

Actor, Producer, Assistant director, Director, Soundtrack, Music department

In addition to winning the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bombay International Film Festival, he has received three Filmfare Awards for his films "Kalyug," "Junoon," and "Deewaar․"
Is the youngest son of actor Prithviraj Kapoor, acting since age four and appearing in mythological films with his eldest brother Raj Kapoor
Appeared in the 1998 film "Jinnah" which was his last film before he retired in 2012
Has appeared in over 100 Hindi films as the lead role, his debut as a leading role was in the 1961 film "Dharmputra․"
He and actress Sharmila Tagore appeared in 12 films together, six of which were box-office hits
He appeared as a female in a song number in "Shankar Dada," which was a box-office hit
Worked as an assistant stage manager for the Prithvi Theatre, at which he met Jennifer Kendal and the two married in 1959

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