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)
(1994)
Prem Yog
as Maharaj Chatrapal Singh
(1993)
Gardish
as Prithviraj Bhalla
(1992)
Chamatkar
as Mr. Kaul
(1992)
Heer Ranjha
as Chochak Chaudhary
(1992)
Tahalka
as Brigadier Kapoor
(1992)
Khule-Aam
as Sikander / Bhola
(1992)
(1992)
Humshakal
as Comm. Din Dayal Kapoor
(1991)
Ajooba
as Sultan of Bahristan
(1991)
(1991)
(1989)
Bade Ghar Ki Beti
as Thakur Din Dayal
(1989)
Daata
as DIG Sher Ali Khan
(1989)
(1987)
(1987)
(1987)
Hukumat
as DIG Khan
(1987)
Himmat Aur Mehanat
as Madan
(1986)
Karamdaata
as Rai Bahadur
(1986)
Allah Rakha
as Karim Khan
(1985)
Ek Se Bhale Do
as William
(1985)
Baadal
as Thakur Shamsher Singh
(1985)
(1985)
(1984)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Bhim Singh
(1984)
Sohni Mahiwal
as Peer Baba
(1983)
Ek Jaan Hain Hum
as Advocate Shyam Sunder Saxena
(1983)
Hero
as Retd. IGP Shrikanth Mathur
(1983)
Betaab
as Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji
(1982)
Yeh Vaada Raha
as Dr. Mehra
(1982)
Desh Premee
as Shamsher Singh
(1982)
Prem Rog
as Bade Raja Thakur
(1982)
Vidhaata
as Gurbaksh
(1981)
Ahista Ahista
as Sagar
(1981)
Naseeb
as Self
(1981)
Harjaee
as Raj Nath
(1981)
(1981)
Professor Pyarelal
as Mr. Rai
(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
(1975)
(1974)
Chhote Sarkar
as Raja / Moti
(1974)
Manoranjan
as Dhoop Chhaon
(1971)
(1971)
Andaz
as Ravi
(1971)
Jaane Anjaane
as Ram Prasad 'Ramu'
(1971)
Preetam
as Preetam
(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
(1966)
Preet Na Jane Reet
as Ashok / Mohan
(1965)
Janwar
as Sunder Srivastava / Sundaram Munderam / Sheikh Kalimullah
(1964)
Rajkumar
as Prince Bhanu Pratap / Bhagat Ram
(1964)
Kashmir Ki Kali
as Rajeev Lal
(1963)
Jab Se Tumhe Dekha Hai
as Qawwali Singer
(1963)
Bluff Master
as Ashok Azad
(1963)
Shaheed Bhagat Singh
as Bhagat Singh
(1963)
Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya
as Rajesh
(1962)
(1962)
Professor
as Professor Pritam Khanna
(1962)
China Town
as Mike / Shekhar
(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)
(1959)
Raat Ke Rahi
as Bobby
(1959)
(1959)
Ujala
as Ramu
(1959)
(1958)
Mujrim
as Shankar
(1957)
(1957)
Tumsa Nahin Dekha
as Shankar
(1957)
Mirza Sahiban
as Mirza Khan
(1957)
(1956)
(1956)
Rangeen Raaten
as Moti Singh
(1956)
Mem Sahib
as Manohar
(1956)
Hum Sab Chor Hain
as Nath
(1955)
(1955)
Naqab
as Anwar
(1955)
(1955)
Daku
as Badal
(1954)
Chor Bazar
as Chimu - Prince Murad
(1954)
Ehsan
as Sahil
(1954)
Shama Parwana
as Gul Mirza
(1954)
(1953)
Jeewan Jyoti
as Shyam Sunder 'Shammi'
(1953)
Laila Majnu
as Majnu
(1953)
(1953)
Rail Ka Dibba
as Sundar
(1953)
(1953)
Gul Sanobar
as Badar
Crew
(1976)
Bundal Baaz
Director
(1974)
Manoranjan
Director