Shashi Kapoor, Bollywood legend, dies at 79
Veteran Bollywood actor and producer Shashi Kapoor has
died aged 79.
Kapoor, who acted in huge hits like Deewar
and Kabhie Kabhie, had been ill for some time and was in hospital.
He was a member of the Kapoor dynasty, which
has dominated the Hindi film industry for decades.
He won several national film awards and was
awarded the Padma Bhushan civilian honour by the Indian government in 2011. He
also acted in a number of British and American films.
Kapoor died at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani
Hospital in the western city of Mumbai.
"Yes he has passed away. He had kidney
problem since several years. He was on dialysis for several years," his
nephew, actor Randhir Kapoor, told Press Trust of India. The funeral will be
held on Tuesday morning, he said.
The actor was married to late English actress
Jennifer Kendal, with whom he set up Mumbai's iconic Prithvi Theatre in 1978.
His sister-in-law is British actress Felicity Kendal.
Kapoor began his career as a child actor and appeared in
more than 150 films, including a dozen in English. He became known
internationally for his roles in Merchant Ivory productions like
"Shakespeare-wallah" and "Heat and Dust".
In 2015, he was given the prestigious Dada
Saheb Phalke Award, the highest honour in Indian cinema.
Kapoor was known for his charming smile and
was often described by his fans as the "handsomest star ever". He had
a huge fan following among women.
He was cast alongside superstar Amitabh
Bachchan in some of the biggest Bollywood blockbusters of the 1970s and 1980s,
and the two actors played brothers, best friends or rivals.
His comment in Deewar - "Mere paas maa
hai" (But I have mother's support) - during a tense confrontation with
screen-sibling Bachchan tops the list of best Bollywood lines for millions of
fans around the globe.
Over the years, it has found its way on to
merchandise like shoulder bags, coffee mugs and cushion covers.
As news of his death spread, fans took to
social media to express their grief and pay tributes, led by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi:
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