Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Shashi Kapoor belonged to a very prolific acting family of India, the Kapoors. His brother was Raj Kapoor and father Prithviraj Kapoor a pioneer in Indian cinema. Shashi Kapoor was an extremely poplular actor during the 70s and the 80s. Shashi Kapoor is best known internationally for his appearances in Merchant-Ivory productions such as Shakespeare Wallah (1965) and Heat and Dust (1982). In Indian cinema his most famous movies include Jab Jab Phool Khile, Chor Machaye Shor, Deewar, Kabhie Kabhie, Satyam Shivam Sundaram etc. blockbusters in Indian cinema. He is said to have acted in more than 200 movies. Most of his early acting was the child who would grow up to be Raj Kapoor in Raj Kapoor's movies. He was married to Jennifer Kendal, has two sons Karan and Kunal and a daughter Sanjana. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.