He belonged to the Hindu Pathan family. In 1930, his father Prithviraj Kapoor came to Mumbai to start a career in the film industry.
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Shammi Kapoor Biodata and Biography
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Name
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Shamsher Raj Kapoor
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Nick-name
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Elvis Presley of India
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Profession
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Actor and Director
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Height
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5 feet 11 Inches
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Weight
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80 kg
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Date Of Birth
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21 October 1931
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Age
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86 Years
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Religion
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Hinduism
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Nation
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Hindian
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Debut Movie
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Jeevan Jyoti (directed by Mahesh Kaul) (1953)
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Famous Role
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Romcoms, supporting actor, dancing hero
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Girlfriends / Affairs
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Nadia Gamal, Bina Ramani
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Horoscope/ Zodiac Sign
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Libra
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Body Measurements
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Body Measurements
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40-32-15 Inches
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Chest Size
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40- inches
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Waist Size
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32- inches
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Biceps Size
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15- inches
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Eye Colour
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Brown
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Hair Colour
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Black
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Residence
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Birth Place
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Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Residence
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Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Home Town
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Kolkata (India)
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School and College
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school
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St. Joseph's Convent, Don Bosco New Era School (Mumbai)
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College
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Not Known
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Other Qualifications
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Matric
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Family and Relatives
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Father
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Prithviraj Kapoor
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Mother
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Ramsarni Devi Kapoor
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Brother
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Raj Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Nandi Kapoor, Devi Kapoor
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Sisters
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Urmila Sial Kapoor
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Marital Status
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Married
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Wife
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Geeta Bali, Neela Devi Gohil
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Daughter
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Kanchan Desai
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son
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Aditya Raj Kapoor
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Death
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14 August 2011
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Aunties
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Not Known
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Grandfather
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Not Known
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Grandmother
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Not Known
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Favorites
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Favorite Movie
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Tumsa Nahi Dekha (1957)
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Favorite Director
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Not Known
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Favorite Colour
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Not Known
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Favorite Destination
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Not Known
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Favorite Book
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Not Known
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Favourite Sport
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Not Known
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Favorite Actor
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Amitabh Bachchan
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Favorite Actress
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Rajshree, Sharmila Tagore, Asha Parekh
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Favorite Food
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French Haute Cuisine
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Favorite Musician
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Shankar–Jaikishan and OP Nayyar
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Favourite Perfume Brand
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Not Known
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Cars Collection
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Buick Super, Desoto, Belair, Impala, Chevy Intercontinental Convertible, Ford Thunderbird, Sunbeam Alpine, Malibu, Buick BMY 3009
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Hobbies
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Playing musical instrument
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Remuneration
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Movie-Remuneration
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(INR)
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(INR)
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Net-worth
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$ million
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In 1931, his brother Devi was dead pneumonia and another brother, Nandi, also died that year as a result of swallowing rat poison pills scattered in the garden. In 1948 he worked as a junior artist, the monthly salary of 50, in his father's Prithviraj Kapoor company for over four years.
In 1968, during the film Brahmachari, he felt intimacy with Indian actress Mumtaz and offered to marry, but she was politely refused when he asked her to resign her film career. He was the nephew of singer Jugal Kishore Mehra, while Salma Agha actress and singer was his niece.
Films like Junglee, Kashmir Ki Kali Rajkumar, Janwar, Teesri Manzil, Professor, Vidhaata, Dil Tera Diwana, Evening in Paris, Dil Deke Dekho and Tumsa Nahi Dekha, Pyaar Kiya for Darna Kya, Preet Na Jane Reet, a school girl, prince Budtameez , Sachaai, Latt Saheb and Tumse Achha Kaun Hai turned out to be very popular at the ticket office.
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1950s until the early 1970s, he was the only dance hero glamor of Indian film industry and was known as the Elvis Presley of India as he himself composed the dance numbers that put the Outstanding.
In the Seventies he could not continue his career as a romantic hero due to his overweight, and Andaz 1971 was his last film of this type. The director 'Rockstar' of Imtiaz Ali is his latest movie in which he plays.
On August 14, 2011, he died of a chronic renal failure at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. He has worked as a protagonist in more than 50 films and has featured in more than 20 films.
