Height, Weight & Physical Stats
Height | 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lbs) |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Hair Color | Black |
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Nickname | Shashi Kapoor |
Full Name | Balbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor |
Profession | Actor, director, producer |
Nationality | Indian |
Age | 84 years old (in 2022) |
Date of Birth | 18 March 1938 |
Birthplace | Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Religion | Hinduism |
Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
Shashi Kapoor Education
School | Don Bosco High School in Matunga, Bombay |
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Shashi Kapoor Career
Profession: Actor, director, producer
Debut:
- Film (As a child artist)- Aag (1948)
- Film (As an adult)- Dharamputra (1961)
- Director- Ajooba (1991)
- Producer- Junoon (1978)
Net Worth: $82 Million
Family & Relatives
Father: Prithviraj Kapoor (Director)
Mother: Ramsarni Mehra Kapoor
Brother(s): Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor (Both Actors)
Sister(s): Urmila Sial Kapoor
Marital Status: Widowed
Ex Spouse: Jennifer Kendal (m. 1958-1984; till her death)
Son(s): Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor
Daughter(s): Sanjana Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor Favorites
Hobbies: Playing musical instruments, Listening to music, Watching Movies
Favorite Actor: Prithviraj Kapoor
Favorite Actress: Nanda
Favorite Food: "It will be a great achievement for mankind when a man finally learns to become a human"
Favorite Color: Black
Facts You Never Knew About Shashi Kapoor!
- Balbir Prithviraj Kapoor, world renowned by his stage name of Shashi Kapoor, in a career spanning to 58 years in the film industry, was one of the leading actors of Indian cinema.
- In 2011, Balbir was honored with the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India for his contributions to Art-Cinema.
- On December 3, 2017, Balbir was admitted for a reported chest infection at Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai and died the next day due to prolonged liver cirrhosis.
- Balbir was honoured by Walk of the Stars as his handprint was preserved for posterity at Bandra bandstand in Mumbai in November 2013.
- Balbir made his directorial debut with the 1991 movie “Ajooba,” starring Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia.
- In preparation for his role as Raja in “Jab Jab Phool Khile,” he spent days with the boatmen in Kashmir to study their lifestyle. Sometimes, he even had meals with them.