{"id":35054,"date":"2017-12-05T16:33:41","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T11:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=35054"},"modified":"2017-12-05T16:33:41","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T11:33:41","slug":"bollywood-pays-last-respects-to-legendary-actor-shashi-kapoor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=35054","title":{"rendered":"Bollywood pays last respects to legendary actor Shashi Kapoor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW DELHI Dec 05 (TNS):<\/strong> Bollywood stars paid their last respects to screen legend Shashi Kapoor at his funeral Tuesday, as tributes poured in for the multiple award-winning actor who died after a long illness.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran Indian cinema icon Amitabh Bachchan, who starred alongside Kapoor in several hit Hindi films of the 1970s, and actor Shah Rukh Khan were among mourners at the ceremony in Mumbai, the home of Bollywood.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"in\">T 2731 &#8211; To Shashji from your &#8216;babbua&#8217; .. !! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MFYeeR1Sbb\">https:\/\/t.co\/MFYeeR1Sbb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rfzDdDtiBk\">pic.twitter.com\/rfzDdDtiBk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SrBachchan\/status\/937790945172471808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kapoor appeared in more than 150 films and was a member of Indian cinema\u00b4s most famous acting dynasty. He died on Monday aged 79 after a years-long battle with kidney disease.<\/p>\n<p>Actors and directors from across the Hindi movie industry paid tribute to Kapoor who was one of the first Indian actors to work abroad, appearing in several Merchant Ivory films.<\/p>\n<p>He often played the role of romantic action hero and was known for his suave good looks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIPShashiKapoor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RIPShashiKapoor<\/a> &#8230;the most charming and enigmatic actor ever&#8230;a gentleman movie star! His legacy in film and theatre is exceptional&#8230;thoughts and prayers with the family&#8230;.his work will always live on&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U9jsAGxGET\">pic.twitter.com\/U9jsAGxGET<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Karan Johar (@karanjohar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karanjohar\/status\/937665079885160448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a blog post on Tuesday Bachchan described Kapoor as an &#8220;incredibly handsome man&#8221; with a &#8220;devastating smile complementing the twinkle in his eyes&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shashi was the youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor, a pioneer of Hindi film and theatre. His eldest brother Raj Kapoor, who died in 1988, was also a famous Hindi movie star.<\/p>\n<p>Shashi&#8217;s most memorable roles were in such films as &#8220;Jab Jab Phool Khile&#8221; (Whenever The Flowers Bloom, 1965), &#8220;Kabhi Kabhie&#8221; (Sometimes, 1976), and &#8220;Kalyug&#8221; (Age of Downfall, 1981).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Innumerable Bollywood dreams came to life watching your iconic dialogue, &#8220;Mere paas maa hai.&#8221; Your tremendous contribution to cinema will always be remembered. RIP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShashiKapoor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShashiKapoor<\/a> ji<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akshaykumar\/status\/937684158960275456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He was also adored for his role opposite Bachchan in the hit movie &#8220;Deewaar&#8221; (The Wall, 1975) in which he delivered one of Hindi cinema&#8217;s most famous lines &#8212; \u00b4Mere paas maa hai\u00b4 (I have a mother).<\/p>\n<p>Shashi appeared in the Merchant Ivory films &#8220;The Householder&#8221; (1963), &#8220;Heat and Dust&#8221; (1983) and &#8220;Shakespeare Wallah&#8221; (1965).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FjU46sc2DQ\">pic.twitter.com\/FjU46sc2DQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aamir_khan\/status\/937674715325280256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 1972 he starred alongside actress Simi Garewal in the American film &#8220;Siddhartha&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Garewal said she was &#8220;deeply saddened&#8221; by Kapoor\u00b4s death.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIPShashiKapoor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RIPShashiKapoor<\/a> . The man who made nice look so so cool. U will always be remembered.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kajol (@KajolAtUN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KajolAtUN\/status\/937731580155518976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The last of that generation of Kapoors is gone. A gentleman and friend is gone. All that remain are his memories,&#8221; read a post on her Twitter page.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">RIP Sir. You will be deeply missed by all? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShashiKapoor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShashiKapoor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bkr48vvtKp\">pic.twitter.com\/Bkr48vvtKp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bipasha Basu (@bipsluvurself) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bipsluvurself\/status\/937669756340940801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Acclaimed director Karan Johar described Kapoor as &#8220;the most charming and enigmatic actor ever&#8230; a gentleman movie star!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We have lost a legendary star today &#8211; perhaps the most handsome actor to grace the silver screen. Even the skies are grieving his loss. We will miss him terribly <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIPShashiKapoor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RIPShashiKapoor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FLq6k4vVQz\">pic.twitter.com\/FLq6k4vVQz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Soha Ali Khan (@sakpataudi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sakpataudi\/status\/937702292073132032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His legacy in film and theatre is exceptional&#8230;thoughts and prayers with the family&#8230;.his work will always live on&#8230;&#8221; Johar wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI Dec 05 (TNS): Bollywood stars paid their last respects to screen legend Shashi Kapoor at his funeral Tuesday, as tributes poured in for the multiple award-winning actor who died after a long illness. 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