Shammi Kapoor Age, Wife, Family, Biography, Death Cause & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Shamsher Raj Kapoor
Nickname	Elvis Presley of India
Professions	Actor and Director
Famous For	Romcoms, supporting actor, dancing hero
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.80 m in feet inches- 5’ 11”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 80 kg in pounds- 176 lbs
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 October 1931
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Date of Death	14 August 2011
Place of Death	Mumbai
Age (at the time of death)	80 Years
Death Cause	Chronic kidney disease
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Libra
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kolkata (India)
Schools	St. Joseph's Convent, Don Bosco New Era School (Mumbai)
College/University	Not Known
Educational Qualification	Matric
Debut	Film: Jeevan Jyoti (directed by Mahesh Kaul) (1953) TV: Shikast (Sony TV) (1996)
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Punjabi Kshatriya
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Address	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Hobbies	Playing musical instruments
Awards/Honours	1968 : Filmfare for Best Actor (Brahmachari) 1982 : Filmfare for Best Supporting Actor (Vidhata) 1995 : Filmfare Lifetime Achievement 1998 : Kalakar for contribution in Indian Cinema 1999 : Zee Cine for Lifetime Achievement 2001 : Star Screen Lifetime Achievement 2001 : Anandalok Lifetime Achievement 2002 : IIFA for invaluable contribution to the Indian cinema 2005 : Lifetime Achievement 2008 : Lifetime Achievement Rashtriya Gaurav and Living Legend
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Nadia Gamal (Egyptian belly dancer and actress, 1953-55) Bina Ramani (socialite, 1968) Mumtaz (Indian film actress, 1968)
Marriage Dates	1955 and 1969
Family
Wife/Spouse	First Wife: Geeta Bali (1955-1965) Second Wife: Neela Devi Gohil (1969)
Children	Son- Aditya Raj Kapoor (born-1956) (businessman) Daughter- Kanchan Desai (born-1961) (married to Ketan Desai, son of the Indian producer and director Lt. Manmohan Desai)
Parents	Father- Prithviraj Kapoor (director, producer and actor) (1906-1972) Mother- Ramsarni Devi Kapoor (1908-1972)
Siblings	Brothers- Raj Kapoor (Indian actor and director) (1924-1988) Shashi Kapoor (Indian actor) (1938-2017) Nandi Kapoor (died-1931), Devi Kapoor (died-1931) Sister- Urmila Sial Kapoor
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	French Haute Cuisine
Favourite Actor	Amitabh Bachchan
Favourite Actresses	Rajshree, Sharmila Tagore, and Asha Parekh
Favourite Film	Tumsa Nahi Dekha (1957)
Favourite Musicians	Shankar–Jaikishan and OP Nayyar
Favourite Singer	Mohammad Rafi
Style Quotient
Cars Collection	Buick Super, Desoto, Belair, Impala, Chevy Intercontinental Convertible, Ford Thunderbird, Sunbeam Alpine, Malibu, Buick BMY 3009
Bike Collection	Triumph
Money Factor
Net Worth	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shammi Kapoor

Did Shammi Kapoor smoke?: Yes

Did Shammi Kapoor drink alcohol?: Yes

He belonged to Pathan Hindu family.

In 1930, his father Prithviraj Kapoor came to Bombay to start a career in the film industry.

In 1931, his brother Devi died due to pneumonia and another brother Nandi also died in the same year due to the swallowing of poison (rat pills) strewn in the garden.

In 1948, he worked as a junior artist, on ₹50 monthly salary, in his father Prithviraj Kapoor’s theatrical company for more than 4 years.

In 1955, he met his future wife Geeta Bali during the shooting of the movie ‘Rangeen Raaten.’

His wife Geeta Bali died due to smallpox in 1965.

In 1968, during the shooting of the film Brahmachari, he felt close intimacy for an Indian film actress Mumtaz and proposed her for marriage, but she refused him politely as he demanded her to give up her film career.

He was the cousin of Jugal Kishore Mehra (singer), whereas Salma Agha (actress-singer) was his niece.

The films like Junglee, Kashmir Ki Kali, Rajkumar, Janwar, Teesri Manzil, Professor, Vidhaata, Dil Tera Diwana, An Evening in Paris, Dil Deke Dekho and Tumsa Nahi Dekha, Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya, Preet Na Jane Reet, College Girl, Prince, Budtameez, Sachaai, Latt Saheb, and Tumse Achha Kaun Hai proved super hit on the box office.

From the 1950s to the early 1970s, he was the only glamorous dancing hero in the Hindi film industry and earned the name ‘Elvis Presley of India’ as he himself composed the dancing steps for the songs starring him.

In the 1970s, he could not continue his film career as a romantic hero due to his overweight, and Andaz (1971) was his final such movie.

He proved to be a successful supporting actor as Saira Banu‘s father in the movie Zameer (1974) and Amitabh Bachchan’s foster father in Parvarish.

According to Shammi, it was comfortable and easy for him to work with the film actresses- Rajshree, Sharmila Tagore, and Asha Parekh.

He directed two films Manoranjan (1974) and Bundle Baaz (1976), which did not get successful.

He also acted in some television series like ‘Shikast’ (Sony TV) in 1996, ‘Dastaan-E-Hatim Tai’ (DD Metro) in 1996, ‘Chattan’ (Zee TV) in 1997, and ‘Main Anari Tu Anari’ (DD Metro) in 1998.

He was the chairman of Internet Users Community of India (IUCI) and also set up the internet organization- ‘Ethical Hackers Association.’

Shammi liked to share the stories of his career and family with his fans through self-made online videos.

He was a staunch follower of Haidakhan Babaji from Uttarakhand.

His best friend in the film industry was Amitabh Bachchan.

Imtiaz Ali‘s directorial venture ‘Rockstar’ was his last movie in which he acted.

On 14 August 2011, he died due to chronic renal failure in Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai.

He worked in more than 50 films as the lead actor and appeared in over 20 films as a supporting actor.