Shashi Kapoor, the youngest and the last of the famous Kapoor brothers, who found success as a romantic heart-throb in Bollywood as well as a serious actor in crossover English films, died on Monday evening in Mumbai at the age of 79. As a child actor, Kapoor acted in Aag (1948) and Awaara (1951), where he played the younger version of the character played by his elder brother, the late Raj Kapoor (1924-1988). The third and youngest son of actor Prithviraj Kapoor, Shashi made his Bollywood debut as the lead actor in the 1961 hit, Dharmputra. The third Kapoor brother, Shammi Kapoor, died in 2011. Kapoor is survived by daughter Sanjana Kapoor and his two sons, Kunal Kapoor and Karan Kapoor.

Source: Hindustan Times December 04, 2017 12:39 UTC