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Shashi Kapoor

Shashi Kapoor

9 movies on Netflix

Biography

Shashi Kapoor was an Indian actor and producer known mainly for Hindi films, in which he became one of the most successful stars of his era. Born in Calcutta in 1938, he acted in plays staged by his father Prithviraj Kapoor's Prithvi Theatres and made his film debut as a child in Aag in 1948, later playing younger versions of his brother Raj Kapoor's characters in Awaara (1951). He turned leading man with Dharmputra in 1961 and broke through in 1965 with Waqt and Jab Jab Phool Khile. Hits such as Deewaar, Kabhi Kabhie (1976) and Kranti (1981) followed, and he won a Filmfare supporting actor award for Deewaar. He produced and starred in art-house films including Junoon, Kalyug and Utsav, and took the National Film Award for Best Actor for New Delhi Times. He retired from acting in 1998 and received the Padma Bhushan in 2011 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2014.

79years old at death

  • Born Kolkata
  • Died Mumbai
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
  • Also credited as Balbir Raj Kapoor

Movie Career

Films
9
Career span
39 years1951 to 1990

Genres

First and latest

Photos

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  1. About the name

    Shashi Kapoor started as a child actor under the name Shashiraj because another child actor already used the name Shashi Kapoor.

  2. First role

    Shashi Kapoor's first role as a leading man came in 1961, in Yash Chopra's partition drama Dharmputra. Char Diwari, another film, came out that same year, and neither did well financially.

  3. Behind the camera

    In 1978, the same year he had a run of hits with Phaansi, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Trishul, Trishna, Amar Shakti and Aahuti, Kapoor founded his own production company, Film-Valas.

  4. Behind the camera

    Shashi Kapoor asked Amitabh Bachchan to star in his directorial debut Ajooba (1991), and Bachchan agreed despite not signing new films at the time.

Shashi Kapoor movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Kabhi Kabhie1976 Drama, Romanceas Vijay Khanna

    IMDb rating 7.12.8K votes

  2. Sammy and Rosie Get Laid1987 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Rafi Rahman

    IMDb rating 6.61.6K votes

  3. Siddhartha1972as Siddhartha

    IMDb rating 6.61.4K votes

  4. Heat and Dust1983as The Nawab

    IMDb rating 6.42.4K votes

  5. Awaara1951as Young Raj

    IMDb rating 7.85.0K votes

  6. Kranti1981as Shakti

    IMDb rating 7.21.3K votes

  7. Sindoor1987as Professor Vijay Choudhury

    IMDb rating 5.0161 votes

  8. Pyaar Ki Jeet1987as Dr. Rehman

    IMDb rating 7.554 votes

Most often with

Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Gulshan Grover, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Gulshan GroverRishi Kapoor, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Rishi KapoorPrem Chopra, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Prem ChopraAruna Irani, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Aruna IraniGovinda, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with GovindaPinchoo Kapoor, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Pinchoo Kapoor

Films together

  • Gulshan Grover2 films together, 1987 to 1990
    Gulshan Grover's page
    • Raiszaada1990IMDb rating 4.1Kapoor as Sanjay's fatherGrover as Actor
    • Sindoor1987IMDb rating 5.0Kapoor as Professor Vijay ChoudhuryGrover as Shera's Nephew
  • Rishi Kapoor2 films together, 1976 to 1987
    Rishi Kapoor's page
    • Sindoor1987IMDb rating 5.0Kapoor as Professor Vijay ChoudhuryKapoor as Mr. Kumar (Guest Appearance)
    • Kabhi Kabhie1976IMDb rating 7.1Kapoor as Vijay KhannaKapoor as Vikram 'Vicky' Khanna
  • Prem Chopra2 films together, 1981 to 1987
    Prem Chopra's page
    • Sindoor1987IMDb rating 5.0Kapoor as Professor Vijay ChoudhuryChopra as Heeralal…
    • Kranti1981IMDb rating 7.2Kapoor as ShaktiChopra as Shambhu Singh
  • Aruna Irani2 films together, 1987 to 1990
    Aruna Irani's page
    • Raiszaada1990IMDb rating 4.1Kapoor as Sanjay's fatherIrani as Special appearance
    • Sindoor1987IMDb rating 5.0Kapoor as Professor Vijay ChoudhuryIrani as Ramkatori
  • Govinda2 films together, 1987 to 1990
    Govinda's page
    • Raiszaada1990IMDb rating 4.1Kapoor as Sanjay's fatherGovinda as Actor
    • Sindoor1987IMDb rating 5.0Kapoor as Professor Vijay ChoudhuryGovinda as Ravi
  • Pinchoo Kapoor2 films together, 1972 to 1987
    Pinchoo Kapoor's page
    • Pyaar Ki Jeet1987IMDb rating 7.5Kapoor as Dr. RehmanKapoor as Village Choudhury
    • Siddhartha1972IMDb rating 6.6Kapoor as SiddharthaKapoor as Kamaswami
  • Also two films together2 more actors

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

Four awards and honors from 1976 to 2014.

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Shashi Kapoor's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2014Dadasaheb Phalke AwardWon
2011Padma BhushanWon
1986National Film Award for Best ActorNew Delhi TimesWon
1976Filmfare Award for Best Supporting ActorDeewaarWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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