Shashi Kapoor Age, Death, Wife, Family, Children, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Balbir Prithviraj Kapoor
Nickname	Taxi
Profession(s)	Actor, Filmmaker
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 85 kg in Pounds- 187 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	White
Personal Life
Date of Birth	18 March 1938
Date of Death	4 December 2017
Death Cause	Liver Cirrhosis and Kidney Failure
Age (at the time of death)	79 Years
Birth Place	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Place of Death	Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Pisces
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School	Don Bosco High School, Mumbai
College	N/A
Educational Qualification	School Dropout
Debut	Film- Aag (1948, as a child artist) Dharamputra (1961, in a lead role) Direction- Ajooba (1991) Production- Junoon (1978) TV- Gulliver's Travels (1996, British/American TV series)
Family	Father- Prithviraj Kapoor (Actor, Filmmaker, Writer) Mother- Ramsarni Mehra Kapoor Brothers- Late Raj Kapoor (Elder, Actor), Shammi Kapoor (Elder, Actor) Sister- Urmila Sial Kapoor
Religion	Hinduism
Address	A bungalow in Juhu, Mumbai
Hobbies	Playing musical instruments, Listening to music, Watching movies
Awards, Honours	1976- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film 'Deewar' 1979- National Film Award for Best Feature Film In Hindi (as a Producer) for the film 'Junoon' 1986- National Film Award for Best Actor the film 'New Delhi Times' 1994- National Film Award – Special Jury Award/Special Mention (Feature Film) for the film 'Muhafiz' 2011- Padma Bhushan 2015- Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Controversy	His 1972 flick 'Siddhartha' alongside, Simi Garewal stirred controversy due to their intimate scenes.
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Prawn and Crab Curry [1]Indian Express
Favourite Quote	"It will be a great achievement for mankind when a man finally learns to become a human."
Favourite Musical Instruments	Piano
Favourite Actor	Prithviraj Kapoor
Favourite Actress	Nanda
Favourite Chef	Meena Pinto
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Widower
Affair/Girlfriend	Jennifer Kendal
Wife/Spouse	Jennifer Kendal (m. 1958-1984; till her death)
Children	Sons- Karan Kapoor (Photographer), Kunal Kapoor (Ad Maker) Daughter- Sanjana Kapoor (Entrepreneur)
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	₹500 Crore

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shashi Kapoor

• Did Shashi Kapoor smoke?: No

• Did Shashi Kapoor drink alcohol?: Yes

• Shashi was sent to a boarding school at a very young age, where he felt inconvenient regarding his food. One day, Shashi wrote a letter to his mother complaining about the food of the school and said that he would commit suicide if he would receive this kind of food. In the wake of it, Shashi came out of boarding school.

• In his childhood, Shashi Kapoor acted in plays, directed and produced by his father Prithviraj Kapoor.

• In the late 1940s, as a child actor, Shashi played many roles in movies. His best-known performance as a child actor was in Awaara (1951), where he played the younger version of the Raj Kapoor.

• Shashi started his career with Dharmaputra in 1961. After that, he was starred in multifarious movies like Deewar, Kabhi Kabhi, Baseraa, Namak Halaal, Waqt, Trishul, Aa Gale Lag Jaa, Suhag, etc. These all were blockbusters.

• Raj Kapoor gave him the nickname “Taxi” due to various reasons. Firstly, due to the busy shooting schedules, Shashi used to sleep in his car or a taxi. Secondly, he always looked like running away in a taxi. And, thirdly, he had a habit of picking & dropping his co-actors in his car or taxi.

• From 1970-1975, he, along with Dev Anand tied as the 2nd highest paid actor after Rajesh Khanna.

• His iconic dialogue “Mere Paas Maa Hai” from the film ‘Deewar’ (1975), made him immortal.

• In 1978, he acquired and re-opened ‘Prithvi Theatre’ in Juhu, and became its Managing Trustee.
  

  Prithvi Theatre

• In 1991, he tried his hand in direction too. The first film in his direction was Ajooba that starred Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role. Sharing a story from the sets, Amitabh Bachchan said in an interview with Mumbai Mirror, “He moved around the set with a stick in his hand, with the intention of using it on anyone who misbehaved. But he never used it! He was one director who cared immensely for his artists and technicians, on an equal plane.”
  

  Ajooba movie poster

• In an Interview with Mumbai Mirror, Indian actress Shabana Azmi revealed that Shashi Kapoor put his money only in theatre and cinema, over other commercial businesses. Sharing an anecdote Shabana said, “When we went for the Moscow Film Festival, with just eight dollars in foreign exchange, we were all trapped for cash. But despite the presence of bigwigs like FC Mehra and Raj Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor paid the bill.”

• He never worked on Sundays as he spent the entire day with the family.

• Shashi considered his father as his role model.

• Once, Amitabh Bachchan saved his life when he was conducting a show at Shanmukhananda Hall in Mumbai. He was in a wheelchair due to his fractured leg, and suddenly the hall caught fire, which caused a rush. He screamed for help, but no one responded.  Then Amitabh Bachchan came and rescued him.