Director

Shammi Kapoor

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 110721

IMDb ID: nm0004433

Known for: Acting

Born: October 21, 1931

Died: August 14, 2011

Age: 79

Place of birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1953 - 2011

Years active: 59

Average TMDB rating: 6.34

Wikidata: Q334822

Also known as

शम्मी कपूर

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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.