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Updated at: Dec 04, 2022 13:26 IST
Shashi Kapoor death anniversary: A look at his top 5 films
Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor was considered one of the best actors in the entertainment industry and has delivered some remarkable performances in his career span. He was awarded Padma Bhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke awards for his contribution to Indian cinema. The actor passed away in the year 2017 after a long battle with kidney illness. Today, on his 5th death anniversary take a look at some of the best films.
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Trishul
Helmed by the legendary director Yash Chopra, the film was a masala entertainer released in the year 1978 which was written by the duo Salim Javed. The film was a blockbuster hit and Shashi Kapoor gathered a lot of appreciation for his performance in the film. Apart from Shashi, actors Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini and Poonam Dhillon were also part of the film.
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Deewar
An action thriller film directed by Yash Chopra was one of the biggest hits of Shashi Kapoor’s career written by Salim Javed. Shashi portrayed the role of Amitabh Bachchan’s brother and his dialogue “mere paas maa hai,” still remains everyone’s favourite. The film was released in the year 1975 and he received the Filmfare Best Supporting actor award.
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Shaan
The crime thriller film released in the year 1980 was directed by director Ramesh Sippy and was declared a blockbuster hit. The film was a multi-star cast and also starred Amitabh Bachchan, Sunil Dutt, Shatrughan Sinha, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Praveen Babi, and Bindiya Goswami in the lead roles. Songs from the film ‘Yamma Yamma’, ‘Jeete Hain Shaan Se’, and ‘Jaanu Meri Jaan’ were blockbuster hits.
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Satyam Shivam Sundaram
The romantic drama film directed by Shashi Kapoor’s father Raj Kapoor also starred Zeenat Aman and Padmini Kolhapure in prominent roles and the melodious soundtrack of the film received a lot of appreciation from the fans.
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Suhaag
The masala entertainer film helmed by Manmohan Desai was released in the year 1979 and was based on the most popular storyline where two brothers were separated in childhood and later unite to fight the villains. Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhi and Praveen Babi were also part of the film.
