New Delhi. Shashi Kapoor has worked in many superhit films in his acting career. Known as the handsome hunk hero of the industry, this superstar was mostly seen in romantic films. However, the makers never saw the versatile actor beyond his romantic image. Her beauty had once caused trouble for him. However, he played many characters in his career that stuck in the minds of the audience. However, he never became a superhero.
This happened when Sharmila Tagore was shooting for the film ‘Kashmir Ki Kali’ and Shashi Kapoor came to meet brother Shammi Kapoor on the sets of the film. This was the first occasion when Sharmila Tagore, the heroine of the film, saw him for the first time. Sharmila was blown away by her beauty. Many foreign actresses of that time also adored Shashi Kapoor. At that time, viewers were going crazy for her beauty. People were attracted to the theater because of its beauty. But she never got stardom because of this beauty.
Border of Pakistan was made in Sonmarg of Kashmir, the film earned 913 crores, broke many records.
When beauty became a cause of trouble
Many actresses of that time were crazy about Shashi Kapoor’s beauty. Aruna Irani herself once revealed in one of her interviews that in order to hug Shashi Kapoor repeatedly, she used to give retake after retake even though the scene was perfect. Not only this, his sister-in-law, Jennifer Kendall’s sister, Felicity Kendall, wrote in her biography ‘White Cargo’ that, ‘He has never seen a person who flirted more than Shashi Kapoor. This case did not spare anyone. Seeing her slim body and big eyes, everyone was impressed by her beauty.
Seeing Shashi, Sharmila forgot about acting
According to a BBC report, Sharmila Tagore mentioned that period when Shashi Kapoor came to the sets of ‘Kashmir Ki Kali’ one day to meet his brother Shammi Kapoor. When Sharmila saw Shashi Kapoor for the first time, she was blown away. Her condition became such that she could not act. He also asked the director to remove Shashi Kapoor from the sets as she could not act. In such a situation, director Shakti Samant forced Shashi to leave the set.
Let it be said that due to this beauty, Shashi Kapoor could not be a part of good films. Because every film maker was offering her characters keeping in mind her beauty. He was never offered experimental characters, as he was mostly offered romantic roles. How Amitabh Bachchan got different characters to increase his career graph. Shashi Kapoor could never meet this way.
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Tags: Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, Shashi Kapoor
First published: September 02, 2023, 06:30 IST