It was 1956 when an 18-year-old Shashi Kapoor, as a member of the Prithvi Theatre company, met Jennifer Kendal in Calcutta. By July 1958, Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal had got married after facing initial resistance from Jennifer's family. Over the next few years, Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal starred in several Merchant Ivory productions, most notably 'Bombay Talkie'. It was their love for theatre which resulted in the birth of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay in 1978. Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer are survived by three children -- Kunal Kapoor, Karan Kapoor and Sanjana Kapoor.

Source: India Today December 04, 2017 13:45 UTC