Shammi Kapoor

ACTOR, DIRECTOR

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Shamsher Raj "Shammi" Kapoor was the son of theater and film actor Prithviraj Kapoor and his wife Ramsarni "Rama" Mehra Kapoor. Shammi's acting career began in 1948, when he joined his father's theatrical company "Prithvi Theatres." Like his father and his brothers, Shammi eventually moved into the world of movie-making. He made his big screen debut in 1953. His earliest films were mostly low-budget swashbucklers and romances that failed to succeed at the box office. Shammi referred to himself at that point in his career as a "male starlet."In April of 1955, on the sets of Rangin Raaten (1956), Shammi met and fell in love with the actress Geeta Bali. She was an established actress, and he was still struggling in his career. Four months later, Geeta agreed to marry Shammi and they wed in small ceremony witnessed by Hari Walia who produced and directed their next film together Coffee House (1957). The couple had two children, a son Aditya Raj born in 1956 and a daughter Kanchan born in 1961.The film Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957) was a turning point in Shammi's career. For this film, he cut his hair and shaved off his pencil-thin mustache; creating a new look and persona. The film was a success and was soon followed by more hits. By 1961, Shammi's boisterous shout of "Yahoo!" and his exuberant hip-shaking dance moves, in his first color picture Junglee (1961), had made him a star. His natural talent for dancing and his modern and casual fashion sense brought him comparisons to Elvis Presley, and Shammi became known as the "Rebel Star."In 1965, while Shammi was filming Teesri Manzil (1966), his wife Geeta fell ill with smallpox and passed away. After months away from the set, Shammi eventually returned to film the song "Tumne Mujhe Dekha." Shammi's success continued and in 1968, his acting talent was formally recognized. He received the Filmfare Best Actor award for his role in Brahmachari (1968).In 1969, Shammi married Neila Devi from the former royal family of Bhavanagar. Their families had long been friends and they first met when Neila was 9 and Shammi was 19. Neila later recalled that Shammi had pulled her pigtails while she was watching one of his plays from the backstage wings. Shammi's sister-in-law first suggested the match to him. Eventually, Shammi called Neila on the phone to propose. They spent hours talking, and were married the next day.By the 1970s, Shammi's weight gain and competition from other popular actors was taking a toll on his status as a romantic hero. Andaz (1971) was one of his last hits as a leading man.Shammi enjoyed directing two films, Manoranjan (1974) and Bundal Baaz (1976). The films met with some critical success but neither did well at the box-office. As the '70s continued, Shammi began transferring his acting talents into supporting roles. He won another Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in Vidhaata (1982).Shammi took to the Internet early, and was the founder and chairman of Internet Users Community of India. He managed his own website and made online videos to speak directly to his fans. He loved to share stories about his career, his friends, and his famous family: father Prithviraj Kapoor, elder brother Raj Kapoor, younger brother Shashi Kapoor, and their spouses, children, and grandchildren; many of whom work in the film industry.In later years, Shammi continued to take on supporting roles in film and TV. He was presented with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. His last film was the posthumously released Rockstar (2011), in which he appeared alongside his great-nephew Ranbir Kapoor.The last seven years of his life, he suffered from chronic renal failure and underwent dialysis three times a week. But it never dampened his warmhearted spirit, until the end he continued to share his joy for life. Shammi Kapoor passed away around 5:15 am, August 14th, 2011 at Mumbai Breach Candy hospital. - IMDb Mini Biography By: L. Hamre

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Streaming Availability

Amazon Video has the most number of Shammi Kapoor’s flixes, followed by Amazon Prime Video compared to other streaming platforms. See the full graph below.

Releases by Year

Shammi Kapoor on average has worked on 2 movies per year from 1970 to 2012. See the full graphs of the number of Shammi Kapoor movies released per year from 1992 till 2012.

Top Genres

Shammi Kapoor works mostly in Drama Genre followed by Romance Genre flixes. 37% of Shammi Kapoor movies are Drama Genre movies. See Top Genres that Shammi Kapoor worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that Shammi Kapoor has worked on is 5.9.

5.9 / 10

Shammi Kapoor's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

Drama,Music,Romance
Rockstar (2011)

Janardhan Jakhar chases his dreams of becoming a big Rock star, during which he falls in love with Heer.

7.7/10159 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Action,Drama,Romance
Hero (1983)

After his friend is imprisoned, a hitman kidnaps the daughter of the police commissioner by telling her that he is a police officer.

6.7/10173 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Drama,Romance
Andaz (1971)

Rajoo (Rajesh Khanna) and Sheetal (Hema Malini) are in love, and expecting some opposition from Rajoo's dad (Ajit), they marry in a simple temple ceremony. But Rajoo's dad vehemently ...

6.7/10166 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Drama,History
Meera (1979)

Circa Mughal rule in India, the Rajputs get together to discuss the ouster of Badshah Akbar, who is now the Emperor of Hindustan (India). Prominent amongst the Rajputs are Virendev Rathod, ...

6.6/10155 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Family,Romance
Betaab (1983)

A young man (Sunny Deol) and woman (Amrita Singh) fall in love, but face obstacles from their families.

6.5/10162 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Comedy,Musical,Romance
Manoranjan (1974)

After getting fired, a police officer connects with a prostitute he met on the job in a red-light district and sets out to keep her off the streets.

6.5/10158 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

While on a religious pilgrimage, Laxmi Prasad finds an abandoned baby at a temple, when she sees no around, she decides to keep him. When her husband, Shankar, returns from jail, they name ...

6.4/10139 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

While trying to win over his beloved's parents, a young man is accused of arson, and his father soon realizes insanity may be his only defense.

6.3/10151 min

Available in 1 platform(s).