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Shammi Kapoor

Actor, Director
Died August 14, 2011 (79 years)
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.
Known For
  • Rockstar
  • Chamatkar
  • Teesri Manzil
  • Prem Rog
  • Parvarish
  • Kashmir Ki Kali
  • Jaanam Samjha Karo
  • Hero
  • Brahmachari
  • An Evening in Paris
  • Ajooba
  • Professor
  • Manoranjan
  • Junglee
  • ...Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya
  • Vidhaata
  • Betaab
  • Prince
  • Rajkumar
  • Zameer
  • Janwar
  • Dil Deke Dekho
  • Sandwich
  • Andaz

Filmography

2011
Rockstar · as Ustad Jameel Khan
2006
Sandwich · as Swami Trilokanand
2002
Waah! Tera Kya Kehna · as Kishan Oberoi
2002
Yeh Hai Jalwa · as Indian Industrialist
2001
2001
Censor · as Judge
1999
Jaanam Samjha Karo · as Rahul's Dadaji
1998
Kareeb · as Thakur Ranbir Singh
1998
Vivekananda · as Mangal Singh, King Of Alwar
1997
1997
Share Bazaar · as Hasmukh Mehta
1996
1996
PremGranth · as Nandlal (somen's Uncle)
1996
Megha · as Bhanupratap
1995
Rock Dancer · as Dance Master
1994
Prem Yog · as Maharaj Chatrapal Singh
1994
Pyar Ka Rog · as Col. Kapoor
1994
1993
Aaja Meri Jaan · as Kapoor
1993
Gardish · as Prithviraj Bhalla
1993
1992
1992
Heer Ranjha · as Chochak Chaudhary
1992
Humshakal · as Comm. Din Dayal Kapoor
1992
Chamatkar · as Mr. Kaul
1992
1992
Mangni · as Cast
1991
1991
Henna · as The Narrator
1991
1990
Ajooba · as Sultan Of Bahristan
1989
1989
Daata · as Dig Sher Ali Khan
1989
Bade Ghar Ki Beti · as Thakur Din Dayal
1989
Mohabat Ka Paigham · as Chaudhary Abdul Rehman
1987
Himmat Aur Mehanat · as Madan
1987
Permission · as Guest Appearance
1987
Hukumat · as Dig Khan
1986
Allah-Rakha · as Karim Khan
1986
Karamdaata · as Rai Bahadur
1986
Kala Dhanda Goray Log · as Special Appearance
1986
Katha Sagar (TV Series) · as Cast
1985
Baadal · as Thakur Shamsher Singh
1985
Ek Se Bhale Do · as William
1985
1985
1984
Sohni Mahiwal · as Peer Baba
1984
Wanted: Dead or Alive · as Bhim Singh
1984
Aan Aur Shaan · as Bade Thakur
1983
Hero · as Retd. Igp Shrikanth Mathur
1983
Ek Jaan Hain Hum · as Advocate Shyam Sunder Saxena
1983
Betaab · as Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji
1983
Romance · as Mr. Roy
1982
Vidhaata · as Gurbaksh
1982
Prem Rog · as Bade Raja Thakur
1982
Desh Premee · as Shamsher Singh
1982
Yeh Vaada Raha · as Dr. Mehra
1981
1981
Ahista Ahista · as Sagar
1981
Harjaee · as Raj Nath
1981
Biwi-O-Biwi · as Campa Cola Truck Driver
1981
Professor Pyarelal · as Kishanchand / King
1979
Ahsaas · as Sudarshan Sahni
1979
Meera · as Raja Vikramjeet Singh Sesodia
1978
Shalimar · as Dr. Bukhari
1977
Parvarish · as Dsp Shamsher Singh
1976
Bundal Baaz · as Genie
1975
1975
Zameer · as Thakur Maharaj Singh
1974
Chhote Sarkar · as Raja / Moti
1974
Manoranjan · as Dhoop Chhaon
1971
Preetam · as Preetam
1971
Jaane-Anjaane · as Ram Prasad 'ramu'
1971
Andaz · as Ravi
1970
1969
1969
Prince · as Prince Shamsher Singh
1969
1968
Brahmachari · as Brahmachari
1967
1967
1966
Teesri Manzil · as Anil Kumar / Rocky
1966
Preet Na Jane Reet · as Ashok
1966
Budtameez · as Shyam
1965
Janwar · as Sunder Srivastava / Sundaram Munderam / Sheikh Kalimullah
1964
Kashmir Ki Kali · as Rajeev Lal
1964
Rajkumar · as Prince Bhanu Pratap / Bhagat Ram
1963
Bluff Master · as Ashok Azad
1963
Jab Se Tumhe Dekha Hai · as Qawwali Singer
1963
1962
China Town · as Mike / Shekhar
1962
Professor · as Professor Pritam Khanna
1962
1962
1961
Junglee · as Chandra Shekhar
1961
1960
Singapore · as Shyam
1960
Spring · as Ashim Kumar
1960
College Girl · as Shyam Sunder
1959
Char Dil Char Rahen · as Johnny Braganza
1959
1959
Ujala · as Ramu
1957
Tumsa Nahin Dekha · as Shankar
1957
Mirza Sahiban · as Mirza Khan
1956
Mem Sahib · as Manohar
1954
Chor Bazar · as Chimu - Prince Murad
1954
Shama Parwana · as Gul Mirza
1953
Laila Majnu · as Majnu
1953
1953
Jeewan Jyoti · as Shyam Sunder 'shammi'

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