Actor info
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Name :
Shashi Kapoor
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Born :
March 18, 1938 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India] (79 years at death)
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Died :
December 4, 2017
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
167 films (1945–1998)
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Also known as :
Sashi Kapoor, Sasi Kapoor, शशि कपूर, Шаши Капур
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Biography
Shashi Kapoor (born Balbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor; March 18, 1938 - December 4, 2017), was an Indian actor of film and theatre, and film producer. Regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema, he is known not only for work in Hindi films but for also being featured in a number of English-language international films, particularly films produced by Merchant Ivory. A member of the Kapoor family, he received numerous accolades over his five-decade-long career, including four National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. In 2011, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, by the Government of India.
Notable films
- Side Streets (1998) as Vikram Raj
- The Deceivers (1988) as Raja Chandra Singh
- Heat and Dust (1983) as The Nawab
- Pretty Polly (1967) as Amaz
- Awaara (1951) as Young Raj
