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Shammi Kapoor

1931 - 2011

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Shammi Kapoor (born Shamsher Raj Kapoor; (pronounced [ʃʌmːi kʌpuːɾ]; 21 October 1931 – 14 August 2011) was an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. Kapoor is regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, he worked in over 100 films and was the recipient of three Filmfare Awards, including one for Best Actor. Born to actor Prithviraj Kapoor and a member of the Kapoor family, he made his film debut with the commercially unsuccessful Jeewan Jyoti (1953). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shammi Kapoor is the 3,792nd most popular actor (down from 3,157th in 2019), the 562nd most popular biography from India (down from 463rd in 2019) and the 76th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Shammi Kapoor ranks 3,792 out of 13,578. Before him are Silvio Orlando, Shiva Rajkumar, Kim Bodnia, Robert Urich, John Vernon, and Diana Bracho. After him are Felicia Farr, Brian Blessed, Lauren Cohan, Mischa Auer, Leonard Whiting, and Elizabeth Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Shammi Kapoor ranks 314. Before him are Murad Wilfried Hofmann, Vaino Väljas, Maria Gusakova, Norman Read, Olja Ivanjicki, and Alain Cavalier. After him are Sylvano Bussotti, Karl-Friedrich Haas, Jerry Van Dyke, Tullio Regge, Ángel Berni, and Jorge Edwards. Among people deceased in 2011, Shammi Kapoor ranks 236. Before him are Lilian Jackson Braun, Karl Aage Præst, Iván Menczel, Tatyana Shchelkanova, Tatyana Lioznova, and Coen Moulijn. After him are M. F. Husain, Karen Khachaturian, Theodore Roszak, Luiz Bueno, Ida Fink, and Agustín García-Gasco Vicente.

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In India

Among people born in India, Shammi Kapoor ranks 562 out of 1,861. Before him are Surdas (1478), Nilakantha Somayaji (1444), MS Dhoni (1981), Meena Kumari (1933), Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805), and Shiva Rajkumar (1961). After him are M. F. Husain (1915), Bhikaiji Cama (1861), Yellapragada Subbarow (1895), Hemu (1501), William Birdwood (1865), and Sidharth Malhotra (1985).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Shammi Kapoor ranks 76. Before him are Sanjeev Kumar (1938), Rekha (1954), Anupam Kher (1955), Supriya Pathak (1961), Meena Kumari (1933), and Shiva Rajkumar (1961). After him are Sidharth Malhotra (1985), Manorama (1937), Ratna Pathak (1957), Nutan (1936), Pooja Hegde (1990), and Erick Avari (1952).

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