Shammi Kapoor

Shammi Kapoor was an actor who began his career in 1948 with his father Prithviraj Kapoor's theatrical company, Prithvi Theatres, before making his screen debut in 1953. His early films, mostly low-budget swashbucklers and romances, failed at the box office. The 1957 film Tumsa Nahin Dekha proved a turning point: he adopted a new look, and the film's success led to further hits. By 1961 his first color picture, Junglee, made him a star, and his dancing and fashion sense drew comparisons to Elvis Presley; he became known as the Rebel Star. He won the Filmfare Best Actor award for Brahmachari (1968). One of his last hits in a leading role was Andaz (1971), and he directed Manoranjan (1974) and Bundal Baaz (1976). He later moved into supporting roles, winning a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor award for Vidhaata (1982). He received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995, and his last film, Rockstar (2011), was released posthumously.