Shammi Kapoor (born Shamsher Raj Kapoor; (
pronounced ʌmːi kʌpuːɾ 21 October 1931 – 14 August 2011) was an Indian actor who worked in
Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of two
Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by th ...
, winning in the categories of
Best Actor for
''Brahmachari'' (1967) and
Best Supporting Actor for ''
Vidhata
Vidhaata ( ''Creator'') is a 1982 Indian action drama film directed by Subhash Ghai and produced by Gulshan Rai under his own production company Trimurti Films. It stars Dilip Kumar, Shammi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Padmini Kolhapure, ...
'' (1982). In 1995, he was honored with the
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, initially named Raj Kapoor Award for Lifetime Achievement after Raj Kapoor is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.
List of honourees
† - Indicates t ...
.
A member of the
Kapoor family
The Kapoor family
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, he made his film debut with the commercially unsuccessful ''
Jeewan Jyoti'' (1953). Following roles in continued
box-office flops, he had his breakthrough with ''
Tumsa Nahi Dekha Tumsa is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Baro Tumsa (1938–1978), Oromo pharmacist
* Gudina Tumsa (1929–1979), Ethiopian theologian
See also
* Tumsa Nahin Dekha
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