Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor, passed away on August 14, at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital. The veteran actor was 79 years old.
The flamboyant Shammi Kapoor was the box office favorite in the 50-60s. Blessed with naturally dashing looks, his style, dance movements, were unmatchable, even till date. Shammi ji was seen in over hundred movies which included, Junglee, Kashmir Ki Kali, An Evening In Paris, Bramachari, Teesri Manzil, Ujjala, Chinatown and Andaz. He was due to shoot a sequence with grand-nephew Ranbir Kapoor in Rockstar.
The veteran actor was suffering from chronic renal failure. From the past two days, the actor was in the ICU, kept on ventilator support.
His body was cremated at 11 a.m. in Mumbai on 15th August.