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     1'''Shammi Kapoor  (1931-2011)''' 
     2 
     3Originally Shamsher Raj Kapoor. Actor born in 
     4Bombay, younger brother of Raj Kapoor. 
     5Employed in his father Prithviraj Kapoor’s 
     6Prithvi Theatres 1948-52. Introduced in mildly 
     7successful swashbuckling imitations of Errol 
     8Flynn in a phase that he later described as 
     9‘playing a male starlet’. With Tumsa Nahin 
     10Dekha he shaved his pencil moustache and 
     11started evoking James Dean and Elvis Presley 
     12(e.g. Baar baar dekho in China Town) 
     13following the more freewheeling approach 
     14elaborated by Dev Anand. This style set the 
     15tone for Filmistan’s late 50s films, e.g. Shakti 
     16Samanta’s b&w whodunits and colour 
     17romances, laying the foundations for 
     18Manmohan Desai’s later appeal to an urban 
     19lumpen culture in e.g. Bluff Master. Kapoor 
     20often played a spoiled, rich lad who wins over 
     21the girl but also gets embroiled in gang rackets 
     22or family feuds, all of which are solved by 
     23beating up the villain. Most remarkable 
     24performance in Junglee. Presided over the 
     25Hindi cinema’s first consistent attempts to 
     26address a Westernised teenage audience with 
     27songs invoking Western rock, often picturised 
     28in discotheques. These were the prototypes of 
     29a 60s consumerist cinema that, in Manmohan 
     30Desai’s words, consisted entirely of ‘highlights’, 
     31i.e. loosely strung together, dramatically selfcontained 
     32episodes. His 70s directorial efforts 
     33include a Hindi remake of Irma La Douce, 
     341963 (Manoranjan). Married Geeta Bali in1955. 
     35Remarried after her death. Since the mid-70s 
     36has often appeared in bearded, middle-aged 
     37character parts and also in television serials. 
     38Produced a video entertainment magazine 
     39called ‘Shammi Kapoor Presents Manoranjan’. 
     40Chairman of the Internet Users Club of India. 
     41 
     42''' 
     43FILMOGRAPHY''' (* also d): 1953: Gul 
     44Sanobar; Jeevan Jyoti; Laila Majnu; Rail Ka 
     45Dibba; Thokar; 1954: Chor Bazaar; Ehsan; 
     46Mehbooba; Shama Parwana; 1955: Daku; Miss 
     47Coca Cola; Naqab; Tangewali; 1956: Hum Sub 
     48Chor Hain; Mem Sahib; Rangeen Raatein; 
     49Sipahsalaar; 1957: Coffee House; Mirza 
     50Sahiban; Maharani; Tumsa Nahin Dekha; 
     511958: Mujrim; 1959: Dil Deke Dekho; Mohar; 
     52Raat Ke Rahi; Ujala; Char Dil Char Raahein; 
     53Sahil; 1960: Basant; College Girl; Singapore; 
     541961: Boy Friend; Junglee; 1962: China 
     55Town; Dil Tera Diwana; Professor; Vallah Kya 
     56Baat Hai; 1963: Bluff Master; Pyar Kiya To 
     57Darna Kya; Shaheed Bhagat Singh; 1964: 
     58Kashmir Ki Kali; Rajkumar; 1965: 
     59Jaanwar; 1966: Badtameez; Teesri Manzil; 
     60Preet Na Jane Reet; 1967: An Evening in Paris; 
     61Laat Saheb; 1968: Brahmachari; 1969: Prince; 
     62Sachaai; Tumse Achha Kaun Hai; 1970: Pagla 
     63Kahin Ka; 1971: Andaz; Jaane Anjane; 
     64Preetam; Jawan Mohabbat; 1974: 
     65Manoranjan*; Chhote Sarkar; 1975: 
     66Salaakhen; Zameer; 1976: Bandalbaaz*; 
     671977: Mama Bhanja; Parvarish; 1978: 
     68Shalimar; 1979: Ahsaas; Meera; 1981: Ahista 
     69Ahista; Armaan; Harjaai; Professor Pyarelal; 
     70Naseeb; Rocky; Biwi-o-Biwi; 1982: Yeh Vaada 
     71Raha; Desh Premi; Prem Rog; Vidhata; 1983: 
     72Betaab; Ek Jaan Hain Hum; Hero; Romance; 
     73Aan Aur Shaan; Wanted; 1984: Sohni 
     74Mahiwal (H); 1985: Badal; Balidan; Ek Se 
     75Bhale Do; Ram Tere Kitne Naam; 1986: Allah 
     76Rakha; Kala Dhandha Goray Log; 
     77Karamdaata; Ghar Sansar; 1987: Himmat Aur 
     78Mehnat; Hukumat; Ijaazat; 1989: Daata; Bade 
     79Ghar Ki Beti; Mohabbat Ka Paigam; Batwara; 
     801990: Dhadaka; 1991: Ajooba; Mast Kalandar; 
     81Lakshmanrekha; 1992: Nishchay; Humshakal; 
     82Tahalka; Chamatkar (H); Heer Ranjha; Khule 
     83Aam; Mahashay; 1993: Gardish; Aaja Meri 
     84Jaan; Dosti Ki Saugandh; Tum Karo Vaada; 
     851994: Pyar Ka Rog; Premyog; Rock Dancer. 
     86 
     87[[Actor]]