Shammi Kapoor
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Rockstar
as Ustad Jameel Khan 2011
Chamatkar
as Mr. Kaul 1992
Yeh Hai Jalwa
2002
Sandwich
as Swami Trilokanand 2006
Ajooba
as Sultan of Bahristan 1991
Jaanam Samjha Karo
as Rahul's Dadaji 1999
Sohni Mahiwal
as Peer Baba 1984
Hero
as Retd. IGP Shrikanth Mathur 1983
Teesri Manzil
as Anil Kumar / Rocky 1966
Naseeb
as Self 1981
...Aur Pyar Ho Gaya
1997
Prem Rog
as Bade Raja Thakur 1982
Brahmachari
as Brahmachari 1968
Kareeb
as Thakur Ranbir Singh 1998
Ijaazat
1987
Betaab
as Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji 1983
Shalimar
as Dr. Bukhari 1978