Shammi Kapoor

Shammi Kapoor

Acting
October 21, 1931August 14, 2011 (age 79)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Also Known As

शम्मी कपूर

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.

Movies

(122 total)
Rockstar

Rockstar

20117.3

as Ustad Jameel Khan

Chamatkar

Chamatkar

19926.5

as Mr. Kaul

Sandwich

Sandwich

20065.2

as Swami Trilokanand

Ajooba

Ajooba

19915.5

as Sultan of Bahristan

Jaanam Samjha Karo

Jaanam Samjha Karo

19994.3

as Rahul's Dadaji

Hero

Hero

19837.0

as Retd. IGP Shrikanth Mathur

Teesri Manzil

Teesri Manzil

19666.3

as Anil Kumar / Rocky

Prem Rog

Prem Rog

19827.2

as Bade Raja Thakur

Brahmachari

Brahmachari

19685.8

as Brahmachari

Kareeb

Kareeb

19985.9

as Thakur Ranbir Singh

Betaab

Betaab

19836.9

as Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji

Professor

Professor

19626.0

as Professor Pritam Khanna

Gardish

Gardish

19938.0

as Prithviraj Bhalla

Manoranjan

Manoranjan

19744.3

as Dhoop Chhaon