Shashi kapoor death News
Shashi Kapoor passed away at the age of 79 in 2017, leaving generations of Bollywood fans shocked and grieving.
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He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2011 and received cinema's prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award in 2015.
Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday condoled Shashi Kapoor's death by conveying her sympathies to his family and fans for the irreparable loss.
A small group of Pakistanis here on Wednesday held a candlelight vigil to honour late Bollywood icon Shashi Kapoor, whose ancestors hailed from Peshawar, Geo News reported.
Legendary actor Shashi Kapoor breathed his last on December 4, 2017.
He was the son of Prithviraj Kapoor and Ramsarni Kapoor.
The Hindi film industry mourns the legendary actor's demise.
Do you know how Shashi Kapoor got his name? Kapoor was born as Balbir Raj but his mother did not like the name and began calling him Shashi - or moonbeam - since he was obsessed with the moon and spent long hours watching it.
Shashi Kapoor was admitted to Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital where he breathed his last. The legendary star was under constant medical supervision and was battling health-related issues.
A video clip of a tribute to Shashi Kapoor played on BBC has gone viral on social media.
The Opera House also figures in the 1948 film 'Aag', directed by Shashi Kapoor's eldest brother Raj Kapoor, who also played the lead role.
Taking the Kapoor connect further, the younger Raj Kapoor was played by Shashi Kapoor.
Now, the Opera House has become the toast of Mumbai again as a venue for concerts - pop, classical and jazz - plays and films, scripting its own story of revival and restoration.
Shashi Kapoor battled a prolonged illness.
He breathed his last a private hospital in Mumbai on Monday evening.
He battled a prolonged illness and left for his heavenly abode at Mumbai's private hospital.
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