Shashi Kapoor the legendary actor passed away today in Mumbai, at the age of 79...18 March 1938 to 4 December 2017. He was born as Balbir Prithviraj Kapoor in Calcutta. He was an Indian film actor and producer. He appeared in a large number of Hindi films as well in several English-language films notably the films produced by Merchant-Ivory. He was also a film director and assistant director in the Hindi film industry.
- In 2011, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India for his contributions to Art-Cinema. In 2015, he was awarded the 2014 Dadasaheb Phalke Award, making him the third member of his family to receive the highest award in Indian Cinema after Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor. He was admitted for a chest infection at Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai on 3 December 2017 and passed away on 4 December 2017 due to a prolonged liver cirrhosis. May God rest his soul in peace.
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