Shashi Kapoor: 11 times he rewrote the rules of romance

Shashi Kapoor gets Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

The ever charming Shashi Kapoor has been chosen for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2014. The actor started his acting career as a child artist with Aag in 1948 and went on to become one of the most successful actors of the Hindi film industry. Here is a list of his most memorable films.



Aawara (1951)

Character: Young Raj Kapoor

His latent potential is quite visible in thie still from Aawara.

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The Householder (1963)

Character: Prem Sagar

This was his first English film.

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Waqt (1965)

Character: Vijay

Shashi Kapoor held his fort against stalwarts like Raaj Kumar, Sunil Dutt and Balraj Sahni.

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Deewar (1974)

Character: Ravi Verma

He is still seen as the ideal cop.

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Kabhi Kabhie (1976)

Character: Vijay Khanna

The non-judgemental husband.

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Junoon (1978)

Character: Javed Khan

The rebellious chief.

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Shaan (1980)

Character: Ravi

Remember the stylish guy on bike.

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Kalyug (1981)

Character: Karan

The soft-hearted tycoon.

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Namak Halaal (1982)

Character: Raja

The lady killer.

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New Delhi Times (1983)

Character: Vikas Pande

The ideal journalist.

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