Shammi Kapoor

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1931-10-21

Deathday 2011-08-14 (79 years old)

Place of Birth Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Also Known As शम्मी कपूर

Shammi Kapoor

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.

Known For

Actor

2011
Rockstar

as Ustad Jameel Khan

2006
Sandwich

as Swami Trilokanand

2002
Waah! Tera Kya Kehna

as Kishan Oberoi

1999
Sar Ankhon Par

as Himself

1999
Jaanam Samjha Karo

as Rahul's Dadaji

1998
Swami Vivekananda

as Mangal Singh, king of Alwar

1998
Kareeb

as Thakur Ranbir Singh

1996
1996
Prem Granth

as Nandlal (Somen's uncle)

1995
Rock Dancer

as Dance Master

1994
Prem Yog

as Maharaj Chatrapal Singh

1993
Gardish

as Prithviraj Bhalla

1992
Heer Ranjha

as Chochak Chaudhary

1992
Humshakal

as Comm. Din Dayal Kapoor

1992
Chamatkar

as Mr. Kaul

1992
Khule-Aam

as Sikander / Bhola

1992
1991
Ajooba

as Sultan of Bahristan

1989
Daata

as DIG Sher Ali Khan

1989
Bade Ghar Ki Beti

as Thakur Din Dayal

1987
1987
Hukumat

as DIG Khan

1986
Allah Rakha

as Karim Khan

1986
Karamdaata

as Rai Bahadur

1985
Baadal

as Thakur Shamsher Singh

1985
Ek Se Bhale Do

as William

1984
Sohni Mahiwal

as Peer Baba

1984
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Bhim Singh

1983
Hero

as Retd. IGP Shrikanth Mathur

1983
Ek Jaan Hain Hum

as Advocate Shyam Sunder Saxena

1983
Betaab

as Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji

1982
Vidhaata

as Gurbaksh

1982
Prem Rog

as Bade Raja Thakur

1982
Desh Premee

as Shamsher Singh

1982
Yeh Vaada Raha

as Dr. Mehra

1981
Ahista Ahista

as Sagar

1981
Harjaee

as Raj Nath

1981
Naseeb

as Self

1981
1981
Professor Pyarelal

as Kishanchand / King

1979
Ahsaas

as Sudarshan Sahni

1979
Meera

as Raja Vikramjeet Singh Sesodia

1978
Shalimar

as Dr. Bukhari

1977
Parvarish

as DSP Shamsher Singh

1976
Bundal Baaz

as Genie

1975
Zameer

as Thakur Maharaj Singh

1974
Manoranjan

as Dhoop Chhaon

1974
Chhote Sarkar

as Raja / Moti

1971
Preetam

as Preetam

1971
Andaz

as Ravi

1971
Jaane Anjaane

as Ram Prasad 'Ramu'

1969
Prince

as Prince Shamsher Singh

1968
Brahmachari

as Brahmachari

1966
Teesri Manzil

as Anil Kumar / Rocky

1966
Budtameez

as Shyam

1965
Janwar

as Sunder Srivastava / Sundaram Munderam / Sheikh Kalimullah

1964
Kashmir Ki Kali

as Rajeev Lal

1964
Rajkumar

as Prince Bhanu Pratap / Bhagat Ram

1963
Bluff Master

as Ashok Azad

1963
Shaheed Bhagat Singh

as Bhagat Singh

1963
Jab Se Tumhe Dekha Hai

as Qawwali Singer

1962
China Town

as Mike / Shekhar

1962
Professor

as Professor Pritam Khanna

1961
Junglee

as Chandra Shekhar

1960
College Girl

as Shyam

1960
Singapore

as Shyam

1960
Basant

as Ashim Kumar

1959
Char Dil Char Rahen

as Johnny Braganza

1959
Ujala

as Ramu

1959
1958
Mujrim

as Shankar

1957
1957
Mirza Sahiban

as Mirza Khan

1956
Rangeen Raaten

as Moti Singh

1956
Mem Sahib

as Manohar

1955
Naqab

as Anwar

1954
Chor Bazaar

as Chimu - Prince Murad

1954
Shama Parwana

as Gul Mirza

1953
Laila Majnu

as Majnu

1953
Jeevan Jyoti

as Shyam Sunder 'Shammi'

1953

Director

1976
Bundal Baaz

as Director

1974
Manoranjan

as Director