Photos: Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor dies at 79

Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor, who had been ill for some time, passed away on Monday at the age of 79. (Virendra Prabhakar / HT Photo)

Updated on: Dec 04, 2017 11:03 PM IST

News

Share via

• 
• 
• 
• 

Copy link

• 

1/8

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Dec 04, 2017 11:03 PM

Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor, who had been ill for some time, passed away on Monday at the age of 79. (Virendra Prabhakar / HT Photo)

2/8

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Dec 04, 2017 11:03 PM

His onscreen avatar in Deewar will keep reminding us of the fine line that divides the right and the wrong. On one hand, he looked soft, charming and defenceless, and on the other, he took a firm stand and represented justice. (HT Photo)

3/8

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Dec 04, 2017 11:03 PM

In a family photograph Prithvi Raj Kapoor can be seen with his children Shammi, Raj and Shashi Kapoor, daughter-in-law Krishna Raj Kapoor and wife Rama Kapoor at Raj Kapoor’s wedding. (HT Photo)

4/8

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Dec 04, 2017 11:03 PM

It’s true that Shashi Kapoor was never a threat for Rajesh Khanna or Amitabh Bachchan, but probably he was never a part of the race. (Virendra Prabhakar / HT Photo)

5/8

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Dec 04, 2017 11:03 PM

Shashi Kapoor at a Film Award function on 30 September 1994. He was a member of the Kapoor dynasty, which has dominated the Hindi film industry for decades. (Girish Srivastava / HT Photo)

6/8

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Dec 04, 2017 11:03 PM

At a time when the debate about the parallel and commercial cinema was getting intense, he chose to adopt a mid way. He remained a mainstream actor but produced offbeat films. (KK Chawla / HT Photo)

7/8

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Dec 04, 2017 11:03 PM

Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor (C) was awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke award in 2015. (From left) Zeenat Aman, Shabana Azmi, Rekha, Neetu Singh - Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor during the award ceremony in Mumbai. (Pramod Thakur / HT Photo)

8/8

View Photos in a new improved layout

Updated on Dec 04, 2017 11:03 PM

Kapoor family poses for a picture during the Dadasaheb Phalke award ceremony in Mumbai. Shashi Kapoor will remain a visionary for a film industry that normally doesn’t dare to go beyond the mathematics of box office. (HT Photo)