Shammi Kapoor
- Birthday: 21. October 1931
- Birthplace: Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
- Awards: 1968 – Filmfare Best Actor Award, Brahmachari, 1982 – Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Vidhata, 1995 – Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, 2002 – Invaluable Contribution To Indian Cinema at the IIFA, 2005 – Lifetime Achievement Award, 1999 – Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement, 2001 – Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award, 1998 – Kalakar Awards – Special Award for "contribution in Indian Cinema", 2001 – Anandalok Awards Lifetime Achievement Award, Living Legend Award by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), 2008 – Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Indian cinema at the Pune International Film Festival (PIFF), Rashtriya Gaurav Award
- Websites: http://www.shammikapoor.net/, http://www.junglee.org.in/, https://twitter.com/shamsheraj,
Biography
Shammi Kapoor (born 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. 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.
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 Hindi Film debut in 1953 with the film Jeevan Jyoti, and went on to deliver hits like Tumsa Nahin Dekha, Dil Deke Dekho, Singapore, Junglee, College Girl, Professor, China Town, Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya, Kashmir Ki Kali, Janwar, Teesri Manzil, An Evening in Paris, Bramhachari, Andaz and Sachaai.