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Date of Birth
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21-October-1930
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Place of Birth
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Mumbai
(Maharashtra, India)
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Nationality
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India
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Also know as
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Shamsher Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapur, Shri Shammi Kapoor, Elvis Presley of India, Shamsher Raj Prithviraj Kapoor, Shammi, Rebel Star, Shamsher Raj Kapoor, Shri Shammi Kapoor, Shammi Kapur, शमशेर राज कपूर, शà¥à¤°à¥€ शमà¥à¤®à¥€ कपूर, शमशेर राज पृथà¥à¤µà¥€à¤°à¤¾à¤œ कपूर, à¤à¤²à¥à¤µà¤¿à¤¸ पà¥à¤°à¥‡à¤¸à¥à¤²à¥€ ऑफ़ इंडिया, रेबेल सà¥à¤Ÿà¤¾à¤°, Shamsher Raj "Shammi" Kapoor
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Profession
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Actor, Film director
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Shammi Kapoor was an Indian film actor and director. He was a prominent lead actor in Hindi cinema from the late 1950s until the early 1970s. He received the Filmfare Best Actor Award in 1968 for his performance in Brahmachari and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Vidhaata in 1982.
Shammi Kapoor is hailed as one of the most entertaining lead actors that Hindi cinema has ever produced. He was one of the leading stars of Hindi cinema during the late 1950s, the 1960s and early '70s. He made his Hindi Film debut in 1953 with the film Jeevan Jyoti, and went on to deliver hits like Tumsa Nahin Dekha, Dil Deke Dekho, Singapore, Junglee, College Girl, Professor, China Town, Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya, Kashmir Ki Kali, Janwar, Teesri Manzil, An Evening in Paris, Bramhachari, Andaz and Sachaai.
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