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.
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Movies (50)
Rockstar
as Ustad Jameel Khan
2011
Sandwich
as Swami Trilokanand
2006
Waah! Tera Kya Kehna
as Kishan Oberoi
2002
Yeh Hai Jalwa
2002
Shirdi Sai Baba
2001
Sar Ankhon Par
as Himself
1999
Jaanam Samjha Karo
as Rahul's Dadaji
1999
Swami Vivekananda
as Mangal Singh, king of Alwar
1998
Kareeb
as Thakur Ranbir Singh
1998
...Aur Pyar Ho Gaya
1997
Namak
1996
Prem Granth
as Nandlal (Somen's uncle)
1996
Rock Dancer
as Dance Master
1995
Prem Yog
as Maharaj Chatrapal Singh
1994
Sukham Sukhakaram
1994
Gardish
as Prithviraj Bhalla
1993
Heer Ranjha
as Chochak Chaudhary
1992
Humshakal
as Comm. Din Dayal Kapoor
1992
Chamatkar
as Mr. Kaul
1992
Tahalka
as Brigadier Kapoor
1992
Khule-Aam
as Sikander / Bhola
1992
Amaran
1992
Lakshmanrekha
1991
Ajooba
as Sultan of Bahristan
1991
Mast Kalandar
1991
Batwara
1989
Daata
as DIG Sher Ali Khan
1989
Bade Ghar Ki Beti
as Thakur Din Dayal
1989
Raj Kapoor - The Showman of Indian Cinema
as Self
1987
Himmat Aur Mehanat
as Madan
1987
Ijaazat
1987
Hukumat
as DIG Khan
1987
Allah Rakha
as Karim Khan
1986
Karamdaata
as Rai Bahadur
1986
Baadal
as Thakur Shamsher Singh
1985
Ek Se Bhale Do
as William
1985
Balidaan
1985
Ram Tere Kitne Nam
1985
Sohni Mahiwal
as Peer Baba
1984
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Bhim Singh
1984
Hero
as Retd. IGP Shrikanth Mathur
1983
Ek Jaan Hain Hum
as Advocate Shyam Sunder Saxena
1983
Betaab
as Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji
1983
Vidhaata
as Gurbaksh
1982
Prem Rog
as Bade Raja Thakur
1982
Desh Premee
as Shamsher Singh
1982
Yeh Vaada Raha
as Dr. Mehra
1982
Armaan
1981
Ahista Ahista
as Sagar
1981
Harjaee
as Raj Nath
1981