Shammi Kapoor
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-10-21
Day of Death
2011-08-14 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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.
Acting
(2011)
Rockstar
as Ustad Jameel Khan
(2006)
Sandwich
as Swami Trilokanand
(2002)
Waah! Tera Kya Kehna
as Kishan Oberoi
(2001)
(1999)
Jaanam Samjha Karo
as Rahul's Dadaji
(1999)
Sar Ankhon Par
as Himself
(1998)
Kareeb
as Thakur Ranbir Singh
(1998)
Swami Vivekananda
as Mangal Singh, king of Alwar
(1997)
(1996)
Prem Granth
as Nandlal (Somen's uncle)
(1996)
(1995)
Rock Dancer
as Dance Master
(1994)
Prem Yog
as Maharaj Chatrapal Singh
(1994)
(1993)
Gardish
as Prithviraj Bhalla
(1992)
Chamatkar
as Mr. Kaul
(1992)
Heer Ranjha
as Chochak Chaudhary
(1992)
Khule-Aam
as Sikander / Bhola
(1992)
(1992)
(1992)
Humshakal
as Comm. Din Dayal Kapoor
(1991)
Ajooba
as Sultan of Bahristan
(1991)
(1991)
(1989)
(1989)
Daata
as DIG Sher Ali Khan
(1989)
Bade Ghar Ki Beti
as Thakur Din Dayal
(1987)
(1987)
Hukumat
as DIG Khan
(1987)
(1987)
Himmat Aur Mehanat
as Madan
(1986)
Allah Rakha
as Karim Khan
(1986)
Karamdaata
as Rai Bahadur
(1985)
(1985)
Baadal
as Thakur Shamsher Singh
(1985)
(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)
Betaab
as Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji
(1983)
Ek Jaan Hain Hum
as Advocate Shyam Sunder Saxena
(1982)
Prem Rog
as Bade Raja Thakur
(1982)
Yeh Vaada Raha
as Dr. Mehra
(1982)
Desh Premee
as Shamsher Singh
(1982)
Vidhaata
as Gurbaksh
(1981)
Naseeb
as Self
(1981)
Harjaee
as Raj Nath
(1981)
Ahista Ahista
as Sagar
(1981)
Professor Pyarelal
as Mr. Rai
(1981)
Professor Pyarelal
as Kishanchand / King
(1979)
Meera
as Raja Vikramjeet Singh Sesodia
(1979)
Ahsaas
as Sudarshan Sahni
(1978)
Shalimar
as Dr. Bukhari
(1977)
Parvarish
as DSP Shamsher Singh
(1976)
Bundal Baaz
as Genie
(1975)
Zameer
as Thakur Maharaj Singh
(1975)
(1974)
Manoranjan
as Dhoop Chhaon
(1974)
Chhote Sarkar
as Raja / Moti
(1971)
Andaz
as Ravi
(1971)
Jaane Anjaane
as Ram Prasad 'Ramu'
(1971)
Preetam
as Preetam
(1971)
(1970)
(1969)
Prince
as Prince Shamsher Singh
(1969)
(1969)
(1968)
Brahmachari
as Brahmachari
(1967)
(1967)
(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)
Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya
as Rajesh
(1963)
Jab Se Tumhe Dekha Hai
as Qawwali Singer
(1963)
Shaheed Bhagat Singh
as Bhagat Singh
(1962)
(1962)
China Town
as Mike / Shekhar
(1962)
Professor
as Professor Pritam Khanna
(1962)
(1961)
Junglee
as Chandra Shekhar
(1961)
(1960)
Singapore
as Shyam
(1960)
Basant
as Ashim Kumar
(1960)
College Girl
as Shyam
(1959)
Char Dil Char Rahen
as Johnny Braganza
(1959)
Ujala
as Ramu
(1959)
(1959)
(1958)
Mujrim
as Shankar
(1957)
Tumsa Nahin Dekha
as Shankar
(1957)
Mirza Sahiban
as Mirza Khan
(1957)
(1956)
Rangeen Raaten
as Moti Singh
(1956)
Mem Sahib
as Manohar
(1955)
Naqab
as Anwar
(1955)
(1955)
(1954)
Shama Parwana
as Gul Mirza
(1954)
Chor Bazaar
as Chimu - Prince Murad
(1953)
Laila Majnu
as Majnu
(1953)
Jeevan Jyoti
as Shyam Sunder 'Shammi'
(1953)
(1953)
Crew
(1976)
Bundal Baaz
Director
(1974)
Manoranjan
Director