Tributes have
been paid to Indian film star Shammi Kapoor who has died of kidney failure in
Mumbai, aged 79 on 14th
August 2011.
The actor belonged to the Indian film industry's famous family of actors which included his father, Prithviraj, and brothers Raj and Shashi Kapoor.
Shammi Kapoor was one of the most popular stars of his generation, he starred in hits like Junglee, An Evening in Paris, Chinatown and Kashmir Ki Kali.
During his career, he acted in more than 100 films.
Shammi Kapoor had been suffering from kidney disease for some time and had been admitted to Breach Candy hospital last week.
Indian film star Amitabh Bachchan tweeted that with Kapoor's death the "flamboyance and the joy of living life of the film industry was lost".
Actress Saira Banu, who starred alongside Shammi Kapoor in Junglee, told:-
The actor belonged to the Indian film industry's famous family of actors which included his father, Prithviraj, and brothers Raj and Shashi Kapoor.
Shammi Kapoor was one of the most popular stars of his generation, he starred in hits like Junglee, An Evening in Paris, Chinatown and Kashmir Ki Kali.
During his career, he acted in more than 100 films.
Shammi Kapoor had been suffering from kidney disease for some time and had been admitted to Breach Candy hospital last week.
Indian film star Amitabh Bachchan tweeted that with Kapoor's death the "flamboyance and the joy of living life of the film industry was lost".
Actress Saira Banu, who starred alongside Shammi Kapoor in Junglee, told:-
"It is a
terrible shock. Shammi Kapoor was a wonderful human being. He is eternal."
A prominent star in 1950s and 1960s, fans called Shammi Kapoor the "Elvis Presley of India" for his frenetic and agile dancing in romantic hits such as 1957's Tumsa Nahin Dekha, and 1959's Dil Deke Dekho.
He developed a style of his own and cinema-goers flocked to the theatres just to see the actor's antics and mannerisms.
Shammi Kapoor received a lifetime achievement prize at the International Indian Film Academy Awards in 2001 With his infectious on-screen persona and energy. Shammi Kapoor was considered the Indian film industry's first real star.
He had always a sense of music and rhythm. And that worked in his favour.
The actor was also a keen internet buff and amongst the first Indians to have his own website. The site profiles his famous family, who have dominated Hindi-language cinema virtually since its inception.
He also maintained Facebook and Twitter accounts, describing himself as a "Renaissance man, retired actor, computer buff".
The funeral was held on Monday 15 August at the Van Ganga Crematorium in Mumbai.
He is survived by his wife, Neelam and a son and a daughter.
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Shammi Kapoor married the famous actor Geeta Bali and
A prominent star in 1950s and 1960s, fans called Shammi Kapoor the "Elvis Presley of India" for his frenetic and agile dancing in romantic hits such as 1957's Tumsa Nahin Dekha, and 1959's Dil Deke Dekho.
He developed a style of his own and cinema-goers flocked to the theatres just to see the actor's antics and mannerisms.
Shammi Kapoor received a lifetime achievement prize at the International Indian Film Academy Awards in 2001 With his infectious on-screen persona and energy. Shammi Kapoor was considered the Indian film industry's first real star.
He had always a sense of music and rhythm. And that worked in his favour.
The actor was also a keen internet buff and amongst the first Indians to have his own website. The site profiles his famous family, who have dominated Hindi-language cinema virtually since its inception.
He also maintained Facebook and Twitter accounts, describing himself as a "Renaissance man, retired actor, computer buff".
The funeral was held on Monday 15 August at the Van Ganga Crematorium in Mumbai.
He is survived by his wife, Neelam and a son and a daughter.
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Shammi Kapoor married the famous actor Geeta Bali and
Shammi and
Geeta lived a life of bliss in the coming years. They had a son, Aditya Raj
Kapoor, on 1 July 1956, at Shirodkar's Hospital, Mumbai, a year after they were
married. Five years later, in 1961, they had a daughter, Kanchan.
Tragedy struck
in 1965, Geeta died of small pox,
leaving Shammi with two small children.
In 1969, he
married from the former royal family of Bhavnagar.
He was gaining weight rather significantly now and this ended his career as a
romantic hero.
Shammi Kapoor
was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital on 7 August 2011 suffering from
chronic renal failure. His condition remained serious for next few days and he
was kept in ICU. He died on 14 August 2011, 04:30 am IST aged 79. Funeral
was held on Monday, 15 August at Van-ganga cremation ground the actor's son,
performed the last rites at the cremation. The entire Kapoor family were
present to pay their last respects, almost all the members of Kapoor Family and
leading Actors of Bollywood and Mumbai Industrialists were among those who
attended the funeral.
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