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Aliases: शम्मी कपूर

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Movie Involvements: 62

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Rockstar
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7

Rockstar

(2011) Ustad Jameel Khan
Sohni Mahiwal
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5

Sohni Mahiwal

(1984) Peer Baba
Prem Granth
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6

Prem Granth

(1996) Nandlal (Somen's uncle)
Gardish
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8

Gardish

(1993) Prithviraj Bhalla
Naseeb
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7

Naseeb

(1981) Self
Bade Ghar Ki Beti
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10

Bade Ghar Ki Beti

(1989) Thakur Din Dayal
Jaanam Samjha Karo
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5

Jaanam Samjha Karo

(1999) Rahul's Dadaji
Prem Rog
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7

Prem Rog

(1982) Bade Raja Thakur

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2011 Ustad Jameel Khan
2006 Swami Trilokanand
2002 Kishan Oberoi
2001 N/A
1999 Himself
Rahul's Dadaji
1998 Mangal Singh, king of Alwar
Thakur Ranbir Singh
1997 N/A
1996 N/A
Nandlal (Somen's uncle)
1995 Dance Master
1994 Maharaj Chatrapal Singh
N/A
1993 Prithviraj Bhalla
1992 Chochak Chaudhary
Comm. Din Dayal Kapoor
Mr. Kaul
N/A
Sikander / Bhola
N/A
1991 N/A
Sultan of Bahristan
N/A
1989 N/A
DIG Sher Ali Khan
Thakur Din Dayal
1987 Madan
DIG Khan
1986 Karim Khan
Rai Bahadur
1985 Thakur Shamsher Singh
William
N/A
N/A
1984 Peer Baba
Bhim Singh
1983 Retd. IGP Shrikanth Mathur
Advocate Shyam Sunder Saxena
Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji
1982 Gurbaksh
Bade Raja Thakur
Shamsher Singh
Dr. Mehra
1981 Sagar
Raj Nath
Self
Kishanchand / King
Mr. Rai
1979 Sudarshan Sahni
Raja Vikramjeet Singh Sesodia
1978 Dr. Bukhari
1977 DSP Shamsher Singh
1976 Genie
1975 N/A
Thakur Maharaj Singh
1974 Dhoop Chhaon
Raja / Moti
1971 Preetam
N/A
Ravi
Ram Prasad 'Ramu'
1970 N/A
1969 N/A
Prince Shamsher Singh
N/A
1968 Brahmachari
1967 N/A
N/A
1966 Anil Kumar Sona 'Rocky'
Shyam
1965 Sunder Srivastava / Sundaram Munderam / Sheikh Kalimullah
1964 Rajeev Lal
Prince Bhanu Pratap / Bhagat Ram
1963 Ashok Azad
Bhagat Singh
Rajesh
Qawwali Singer
1962 Mike / Shekhar
Professor Pritam Khanna
N/A
N/A
1961 N/A
Chandra Shekhar
1960 Shyam
Ashim Kumar
Shyam
1959 N/A
Johnny Braganza
Ramu
N/A
1958 Shankar
1957 Shankar
Mirza Khan
N/A
1956 Moti Singh
Manohar
1955 N/A
N/A
1954 Chimu - Prince Murad
Gul Mirza
1953 Majnu
N/A
Shyam Sunder 'Shammi'
N/A
N/A
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1976 Director
1974 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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