An actor with a charming personality, known as a thorough gentleman, and belonging to the illutrious ‘Kapoor’ family, Shashi Kapoor set new standards in the film industry with his choices of cinema that he acted in and also directed and produced.
Shashi Kapoor passed away here on Monday at the age of 79, but will continue to live in the hearts of many through his films.
He began his acting career as a child artist in the 1940s and his 1961 debut film “Dharmputra” as an adult catapulted him to fame.
He will be remembered forever for his hard-hitting dialogues like “Mere Pass Maa hai” from the 1975 film “Deewar”, “Yeh prem rog hai … shuru mein dukh deta hai … bad mein bahut dukh deta hai” from the 1982 film “Namak Halaal”, and “Hum gayab hone waalo mein se nahi hai … jahan jahan se guzharte hai jalwe dikhate hai …” from the 1981 film “Silsila”.
He acted in more than 150 films, including some notable ones in English with Ivory-Merchant, “Shakespeare Wallah” and “The Householder”, and Conrad Rooks’ “Siddhartha”.
Here’s recalling his filmography as an actor –
1940s
1948 – “Aag” (child artist)
1950s
1950 – “Sangram” (child artist)
1951 – “Awaara” (child artist)
1960s
1961 – “Dharamputra”
1961 – “Char Diwari”
1962 – “Mehndi Lagi Mere Haath”
1962 – “Prem Patra”
1963 – “The Householder” (English film)
1963 – “Jab Se Tumhen Dekha Hai”
1963 – “Holiday in Bombay”
1963 – “Yeh Dil Kisko Doon”
1964 – “Benazir”
1965 – “Waqt”
1965 – “Mohabbat Isko Kehte Hain”
1965 – “Shakespeare Wallah” (English film)
1965 – “Jab Jab Phool Khile”
1966 – “Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare”
1966 – “Biradari”
1966 – “Pyar Kiye Jaa”
1967 – “Aamne Samne”
1967 – “Dil Ne Pukara”
1967 – “Pretty Polly”
1968 – “Haseena Maan Jayegi”
1968 – “Kanyadaan”
1969 – “Pyar Ka Mausam”
1969 – “Ek Shrimaan Ek Shrimati”
1969 – “Raja Saab”
1969 – “Jahan Pyar Mile”
1970s
1970 – “Abhinetri”
1970 – “Bombay Talkie” (English film)
1970 – “Suhana Safar”
1970 – “My Love”
1971 – “Sharmilee”
1971 – “Patanga”
1972 – “Siddhartha” (English film)
1973 – “Aa Gale Lag Jaa”
1973 – “Naina”
1974 – “Mr. Romeo”
1974 – “Vachan”
1974 – “Roti Kapda Aur Makaan”
1974 – “Chor Machaye Shor”
1975 – “Deewaar”
1975 – “Salaakhen”
1975 – “Prem Kahani”
1975 – “Chori Mera Kaam”
1976 – “Kabhi Kabhie”
1976 – “Jai Bajrang Bali”
1976 – “Shankar Dada”
1976 – “Fakira”
1976 – “Deewaangee”
1976 – “Naach Uthe Sansaar”
1977 – “Farishta Ya Qatil”
1977 – “Immaan Dharam”
1977 – “Mukti”
1977 – “Hira Aur Patthar”
1977 – “Chor Sipahee”
1977 – “Doosra Aadmi”
1978 – “Trishul”
1978 – “Heeralal Pannalal”
1978 – “Apna Khoon”
1978 – “Satyam Shivam Sundaram”
1978 – “Junoon”
1978 – “Amar Shakti”
1978 – “Phaansi”
1978 – “Muqaddar”
1978 – “Trishna”
1979 – “Suhaag”
1979 – “Duniya Meri Jeb Mein”
1979 – “Kaala Patthar”
1980s
1980 – “Do Aur Do Paanch”
1980 – “Kali Ghata”
1980 – “Kalyug”
1980 – “Shaan”
1980 – “Swayamvar”
1981 – “Krodhi”
1981 – “Kranti”
1981 – “Silsila”
1981 – “Baseraa”
1981 – “Maan Gaye Ustaad”
1982 – “Vijeta”
1982 – “Namak Halaal”
1982 – “Sawaal”
1982 – “Heat and Dust” (English film)
1983 – “Ghungroo”
1983 – “Gehri Chot – Urf: Durdesh”
1983 – “Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka”
1984 – “Pakhandi”
1984 – “Zameen Aasman”
1986 – “New Delhi Times”
1986 – “Swati”
1986 – “Ek Main Aur Ek Tu”
1986 – “Ilzaam”
1987 – “Sammy and Rosie Get Laid” (English film)
1987 – “Pyaar Ki Jeet”
1987 – “Ijaazat”
1987 – “Sindoor”
1987 – “Naam O Nishan”
1988 – “The Deceivers” (English film)
1989 – “Clerk”
1990s
1991 – “Akayla”
1993 – “In Custody”
1998 – “Jinnah” (English film)
1998 – “Side Streets” “English film”
TV Series
1996 – “Gulliver’s Travels”
