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01 / 10A childhood photo of veteran actor Shashi Kapoor
He was the youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor and the younger brother of veteran actors Raj and Shammi Kapoor. Shashi Kapoor took forward the legacy of his family and acted in more than 175 movies.
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02 / 10Shashi Kapoor in his debut Bollywood movie Dharamputra
He made his Bollywood debut in 1969 with the movie Dharamputra, but his acting skills couldn’t impress the audience. Shashi Kapoor became the first Bollywood actor to work in English films and was able to establish a good presence there by delivering successful movies such as successful films like Householder and Shakespeare-Wallah.
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03 / 10Shashi Kapoor with wife Jennifer in an unseen pic
While working for a theatre group, Shashi Kapoor met Jennifer in Calcutta in 1956. After a few of meetings, the couple hit it off and fell in love with each other. After some opposition from Jennifer’s family, the couple tied the knot in 1958. The couple worked in several movies together and had three children: Kunal, Karan and Sanjana Kapoor.
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04 / 10Shashi Kapoor with Zeenat Aman in the movie Satyam Shivam Sundaram
After proving his mettle in English movies, Shashi Kapoor went onto to do some Hindi movies and was successful in delivering quite a few. From late 60s till the mid 80s, he worked with popular actresses like Zeenat Aman, Sharmila Tagore and Raakhee.
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05 / 10Shashi Kapoor in a still from his movie Deewar
During the 70s, Shashi Kapoor shared the screen with megastar Amitabh Bachchan in 11 movies and delivered several hits like Deewaar, Kabhie Kabhie, Trishul, Kaala Patthar and Namak Halaal.
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06 / 10Shashi Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor in a still from movie Kabhie Kabhie
During the 70s and 80s, his popularity in the industry reached at a level where he was paid more than his male co-actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Randhir Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor.
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07 / 10An unseen candid photo of Shashi Kapoor
The death of his wife Jennifer in 1984 left Shashi Kapoor shattered and he began putting on weight. Soon after gaining weight, Shashi Kapoor started appearing in supporting roles in movies like Ilzaam, Alag Alag and Sindoor.
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08 / 10Shashi Kapoor in a picture from his movie Junoon
He setup his production house in 1978 under the name of Film Valas and it produced critically acclaimed movies like Kalyug, Junoon Vijeta and Utsav.
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09 / 10Shashi Kapoor in the biopic Jinnah
His last appearance on silver screen was in the movie Jinnah in 1998 where he played the narrator.
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10 / 10Shashi Kapoor with his Padma Bhushan award
The veteran actor was honored with the Padma Bhushan award by the government of India in 2011.
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IN PICS: The life and times of Shashi Kapoor
Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor, who gave performances so iconic that it is nearly impossible to imagine any other actor in those roles, breathed his last on December 4, 2017. The youngest son of legendary actor Prithviraj Kapoor will always be remembered for his roles in movies such as Kabhie Kabhie, Deewar and Satyam Shivam Sundaram. So, here’s looking at some of his unseen photos to give you walk through his life and a memorable career in Bollywood.