Veteran Bollywood film actor Shammi Kapoor(79) died at 5.15 am today. .The actor had been admitted to Breach Candy Hospital where he was undergoing treatment for Kidney failure and lung problems.And he died of renal failure.Kapoor was admitted into Breach Candy Hospital on 7th August, 2011 suffering from chronic renal failure.
He debuted in Bollywood with 'Jeevan Jyoti' in 1953 and ruled the silverscreen during the late 1950s and 1960s with his super-energetic performances. Kapoor starred in hits like Junglee, An Evening in Paris, Chinatown and Kashmir Ki Kali.Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan tweeted that with Kapoor's death the "flamboyance and joie de vivre of the [film] industry [was] lost".Fans called him the "Elvis Presley of India" for his frenetic and nifty dancing.Shammi Kapoor acted in not less than 100 films. He developed a style of his own and filmgoers came to the theatres just to see Shammi Kapoor's antics and mannerisms."With his infectious on-screen personality and energy, Shammi Kapoor was Bollywood's first Real Star. BBC also says that "The actor was also a keen internet buff and amongst the first Indians to have a website of his own".He attended the opening ceremony of Web Jaint YAHOO's office in mumbai,there Kapoor was pleasantly surprised to hear the band playing his Yahoo song from the film Junglee. Shammi was married to actress Geeta Bali who he said was the love of his live. She died of small pox during the filming of Teesri Manzil.They have two children - a son Aditya, and a daughter Kanchan. He later married Neela."In my younger days, I used to play the shehnai or would enact it to perfection. I think I can do it today, also," Shammi Kapoor had said, of the scene in which he was to play the shehnai and Ranbir the guitar."As a child, Ranbir would sit on my lap and sing classical music to me. He wasn't trained in that but did it just to bug me," the legendary actor said.Shammi Kapoor was the founder and chairman of Internet Users Community of India (IUCI). He had also played a major role in setting up internet organizations like the Ethical Hackers Association. Kapoor also maintained a website dedicated to the 'Kapoor family’.Shammi Kapoor's
Awards, nominations and other recognition:
1962 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actor--Professor[6]
1968 - Filmfare Best Actor Award, Brahmachari[7]
1982 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Vidhata[8]
1995 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award[9]
1998 - Kalakar Awards - Special Award for "contribution in Indian Cinema"[10]
1999 - Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement
2001 - Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award
2001 - Anandalok Awards Lifetime Achievement Award
2002 - Invaluable Contribution To Indian Cinema at the IIFA.[11]
2005 - Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bollywood Movie Awards [12]
2008 - Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Indian cinema at the Pune International Film Festival (PIFF).[13]
2009 - Phalke Legend Actor Award by the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy [3] Recipient of the prestigious Living Legend Award by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Indian entertainment industry.[14] Rashtriya Gaurav Award[15]
