(PTI)
Legendary Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor, the romantic screen icon of ’70s and ’80s, died this evening. He was 79.He took his last breath at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital here.Actor Randhir Kapoor, son of veteran actor Raj Kapoor, confirmed the news.
“Yes he has passed away. He had kidney problem since several years. He was on dialysis for several years,” Randhir Kapoor told PTI. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning, he said.”Shashi Kapoor expired at 5:20 pm on December 4 at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai,” Dr Ram Narain fron Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital told PTI.
Born on March 18, 1938, to the illustrious and formidable theatre and film actor Prithviraj Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor hit the spotlight at the age of four, acting in plays directed and produced by his father. He started acting in films as a child artiste in the late ’40s.
His best known performances as a child actor were in “Aag” (1948) and “Awaara” (1951), where he played the younger version of the character played by Raj Kapoor. Shashi Kapoor also worked as assistant director in the ’50s
