Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 21, 1931
Died
Aug 14, 2011
Place of Birth
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Credits
122 titles
Shammi Kapoor
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.
Known For
Filmography
Rockstar
Ustad Jameel Khan
Sandwich
Swami Trilokanand
Waah! Tera Kya Kehna
Kishan Oberoi
Yeh Hai Jalwa
Shirdi Sai Baba
Sar Ankhon Par
Himself
Jaanam Samjha Karo
Rahul's Dadaji
Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge!
Swami Vivekananda
Mangal Singh, king of Alwar
Kareeb
Thakur Ranbir Singh
...Aur Pyar Ho Gaya
Namak
Prem Granth
Nandlal (Somen's uncle)
Rock Dancer
Dance Master
Prem Yog
Maharaj Chatrapal Singh
Sukham Sukhakaram
Gardish
Prithviraj Bhalla
Heer Ranjha
Chochak Chaudhary
Humshakal
Comm. Din Dayal Kapoor
Chamatkar
Mr. Kaul
Tahalka
Brigadier Kapoor
Khule-Aam
Sikander / Bhola
Amaran
Lakshmanrekha
Ajooba
Sultan of Bahristan
Mast Kalandar
Batwara
Daata
DIG Sher Ali Khan
Bade Ghar Ki Beti
Thakur Din Dayal
Raj Kapoor - The Showman of Indian Cinema
Self
Himmat Aur Mehanat
Madan
Ijaazat
Hukumat
DIG Khan
Living Legend - Raj Kapoor
Self (archive footage)
Allah Rakha
Karim Khan
Karamdaata
Rai Bahadur
Baadal
Thakur Shamsher Singh
Ek Se Bhale Do
William
Balidaan
Ram Tere Kitne Nam
Sohni Mahiwal
Peer Baba
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Bhim Singh
Hero
Retd. IGP Shrikanth Mathur
Ek Jaan Hain Hum
Advocate Shyam Sunder Saxena
Betaab
Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji
Vidhaata
Gurbaksh
Prem Rog
Bade Raja Thakur
Desh Premee
Shamsher Singh
Yeh Vaada Raha
Dr. Mehra
Armaan