Shashi Kapoor passed away aged 79

Shashi  Kapoor(79) the veteran Bollywood actor and producer has passed away at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital in the western city of Mumbai, as he had kidney problem for several years.  He acted in huge mega-hits like Deewar, Khabhie Kabhie and won several film awards and was awarded the Padma Bhushan civilian honour by the Indian government in 2011. He also acted in several British and American films.

Shashi Kapoor was a scion of the celebrated Indian film-making dynasty, the son of Mughal-E-Azam star Prithviraj Kapoor, and brother of Raj Kapoor. His earlier career hit was Aag and Awaara.

He was married to late English actress Jennifer Kendall, with whom he set up Mumbai’s iconic Prithvi Theatre in 1978. His sister-in-law is British actress Felicity Kendall.

He appeared in over 150 films including a dozen in English. He was the star of Merchant Ivory productions like “Shakespeare-wallah” and “Heat and Dust”.

His comment in Deewar  “Mere Paas Maa Hai” ( But I’ve mother’s support) during a tense confrontation with screen-sibling Amitabh Bachchan was trending in social networks followed by millions of fan around the globe.