Veteran Indian actor Shashi Kapoor passes away

Dubai - Shashi was the 3rd and the youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor, and younger brother of Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor.

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By Web Report

Published: Tue 5 Dec 2017, 3:40 PM

Veteran Indian actor Shashi Kapoor passed away in Mumbai on Monday after a prolonged illness.

State-run All India Radio confirmed the news on their Twitter handle.

Shashi Kapoor was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) during the British Raj. He is the 3rd and the youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor, the younger brother of Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor.

In 2011, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan by the government of India. In 2015, he was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

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Published: Tue 5 Dec 2017, 3:40 PM

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