Actor

Shashi Kapoor

Acting

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Acting credits

160

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.1

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Movies: 159Series: 2Crew credits: 8

TMDB ID: 88811

IMDb ID: nm0004434

Known for: Acting

Born: March 18, 1938

Died: December 4, 2017

Age: 79

Place of birth: Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1945 - 1998

Years active: 54

Average TMDB rating: 6.39

Wikidata: Q379171

Also known as

Sashi Kapoor • Sasi Kapoor • शशि कपूर • Шаши Капур

Other jobs

Producer (5)Playback Singer (2)Director (1)

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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.