Born name

Balbir Prithviraj Kapoor

nickname

Shashi

Alter

Shashi Kapoor was born on March 18, 1938.

Died

Shashi Kapoor died on December 4, 2017 at the age of 79 after suffering from liver cirrhosis and kidney failure in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Sun sign

fishes

Place of birth

Calcutta, Bengali Presidency, British India

Residence

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

nationality

training

Shashi studierte an Don Bosco High School, Mumbai.

occupation

Actor, director, producer

family

• Father – Prithviraj Kapoor (Actor, Director, Producer, Writer)
• Nut – Ramsarni Kapoor
• Siblings – Raj Kapoor (Older Brother) (Actor, Producer, Director), Shammi Kapoor (Older Brother) (Actor)
• Others – Randhir Kapoor (Nephew) (Actor, Producer, Director), Ritu Nanda (Niece) (CEO of Ritu Nanda Insurance Services), Rishi Kapoor (Nephew) (Actor, Producer, Director, Meme Artist), Rima Kapoor Jain (Niece ), Rajiv Kapoor (Nephew) (Actor), Aditya Raj Kapoor (Nephew) (Actor, Businessman, Filmmaker), Karisma Kapoor (Granddaughter) (Actress), Kareena Kapoor (Granddaughter) (Actress), Riddhima Kapoor Sahani (Granddaughter), Ranbir Kapoor (grandson) (actor, film producer), Nikhil Nanda (grandson) (businessman), Armaan Jain (grandson) (actor), Aadar Jain (grandson) (actor), Shivani Kapoor (grandaughter), Felicity Kendal (sister-in-law) ( actress), Valmik Thapar (son (conservationist), Hamir (grandson)

Manager

unknown

To build

Average

Height

5 feet 11 inches or 180 cm

weight

77 kg or 170 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Shashi Kapoor dated –

1. Jennifer Kendal (1956–1984) – English actress Jennifer Kendal was part of her father’s traveling theater company, Shakespeareana . The couple first met in Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) in 1956 at the Prithvi Theater run by Shashi’s father. They married in 1958 and had three children, Kunal Kapoor, Karan Kapoor and Sanjana Kapoor. Shashi suffered a personal blow when he lost Jennifer to colon cancer in 1984. His life began to shorten after the death of his wife, and he suffered from an illness and took alcohol and food as vices.

race/ethnicity

Asian (Indian)

Shashi had Punjabi roots.

hair colour

White

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

Shashi’s smile

brand promotion

unknown

Religion

Hinduism

Known for

• As one of the first Indian stars, he worked in various British and American films.
• His iconic dialogue in the Indian drama film Deewar “Mere Paas Maa hai” (I have a mother).
• As the son of famous actor Prithviraj Kapoor who was one third of the first generation of India’s first film dynasty, the Kapoor family.

first movie

Shashi Kapoor made his big screen debut as Shashiraj in the 1945 Indian film Tadbir .

First TV show

As an actor, Shashi Kapoor has not appeared in any television programs.

Personal trainer

The Kapoor family is known for their undying love of food. While they usually opted for unhealthy and fatty foods, Shashi’s wife Jennifer made sure Shashi followed a strict diet and avoided unhealthy foods.

Shashi also followed an organic vegetarian diet along with Jennifer. However, after the loss of his wife, he resorted to unhealthy eating habits.

Shashi Kapoor favorite things

• Hobbies – Eating, drinking and watching movies
• Kitchen – Chinese
• Restaurant – Kamling
• Actress – Nanda

Shashi Kapoor Facts

1. Shashi Kapoor started acting at the tender age of 4. He has acted in around 160 films, 12 of which are in English and 148 in Hindi. He has appeared as a solo lead in around 61 films and in 53 multi-star films.
2. Interestingly, Shashi was paid more in multi-star films than co-actors Vinod Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Jeetendra, Rishi, and Randhir Kapoor.
3. In 1980 he started his own company called Film Valas to divert some of the money he made in Bollywood into films.
4. He was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2015 . However, he was too unwell to travel to New Delhi to get it. He was the third member of the family to receive the award, after his father Prithviraj Kapoor and older brother Raj Kapoor.
5. Shashi was awarded the highest Indian civil honour, the Padma Bhushan Award in 2011.
6. He never brought his work home and made sure to have breakfast with his family every morning. He took Sundays off work and spent time at home with his family.
7. Shashi Kapoor planned his filming dates to coincide with his children’s school holidays to spend time with his family.
8. He worked rigorously, completing almost 6 shifts in the late 1970’s and 1980’s.
9. When he was launched as a leading actor in Bollywood film Dharamputra actresses refused to work with him as he was a freshman.
10. He built the Prithvi Theater together with his wife in1978. His wife later opened a café, thinking it would complement the theatre. Prithvi Theaters, a traveling theater company, was founded in 1944 by Prithviraj Kapoor. It consisted of 150 members and had to be closed after the death of Prithviraj Kapoor. The café is known for art lovers and artists. Shashi’s daughter Sanjana later took over the management.
11. Shashi Kapoor admitted to having very fewfriends. His circle of friends from the film industry included actors such as Nanda, Pran, Dharmendra, Dev Anand, Ismail Merchant, Rajesh Khanna and Sanjeev Kumar.
12. He was not afraid and admitted that he slept peacefully at night.
13. He didn’t like gaining weight and even hated his drinking habits and his way of being easygoing and overly affectionate.
14. Due to his drinking and eating habits, he suffered a mild heart attack that led to partial paralysis. He also had dementia.
15. He underwent bypass surgery in 2014 and cataract surgery in 2012.
16. Shashi Kapoor was known to be a very dedicated actor and always reported on time.
17. He wasn’t on social media and therefore didn’t have any social media accounts.