Shammi Kapoor
Known For
Acting
Born
1931-10-21 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Died
2011-08-14
Biography
Shammi Kapoor (Shamsher Raj Kapoor; 21 October 1931– 14 August 2011) was an Indian film actor and director. He was a prominent lead actor in Hindi cinema from the late 1950s until the early 1970s. Shammi Kapoor is hailed as one of the most entertaining lead actors that Hindi cinema has ever produced. He was one of the leading stars of Hindi cinema during the late 1950s, the 1960s and early '70s. He made his Bollywood debut in 1953 with the film Jeevan Jyoti, and went on to deliver hits like Tumsa Nahin Dekha, Dil Deke Dekho, Junglee, Dil Tera Diwana, Professor, China Town, Rajkumar, Kashmir Ki Kali, Janwar, Teesri Manzil, An Evening in Paris, Bramhachari, Andaz and Vidhaata. He received the Filmfare Best Actor Award in 1968 for his performance in Brahmachari and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Vidhaata in 1982.
Most Known For
Balidaan
Sandwich
as Swami Trilokanand
Shama Parwana
as Gul Mirza
Basant
as Ashim Kumar
Parvarish
as DSP Shamsher Singh
Sachaai
Vidhaata
as Gurbaksh
Batwara
Naseeb
as Self
Swami Vivekananda
as Mangal Singh, king of Alwar
Betaab
as Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji
Thokar
Gul Sanobar
as Badar
Humshakal
as Comm. Din Dayal Kapoor
Boy Friend
Namak
Shirdi Sai Baba
Rockstar
as Ustad Jameel Khan
College Girl
as Shyam
Sar Ankhon Par
as Himself