Mumbai: Padma Vibhushan actor Shashi Kapoor died on Monday evening at the age of 79, due to prolonged illness in Kokilaben Hospital. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2011 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in the year 2015. On his death, many well-known people including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including cricketer Virendra Sehwag, have paid a tribute on Twitter.What did they write?
PM Narendra Modi tweeted on Twitter that Shashi Kapoor, Bollywood's greatest actor, died. They will always be remembered for the contribution of the film industry.
Smriti Irani has written that Shashi Kapoor's film was an important place in the industry. An end to an era My loved ones, my feelings towards Star and Fans. may his soul rest in peace.
Lata Mangeshkar tweeted that he was a good man, his humble tribute.
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has written - Hearty tribute to talented actor, performer Shashi Kapoor You will always be with us in many movies like Junoon, Kalyug, Wall, Suhag, Winner, Trishul
Who was Shashi Kapoor?
Shashi was the youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor. Prithviraj had three sons. Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor. Shashi Kapoor started his career with 'Prakash Theater' drama 'Shankutla'. His debut film was Fire. It was made by his elder brother Raj Kapoor. In the Awara film, Shashi played the role of childhood of his elder brother Raj Kapoor.
In the movies, his entry was from Yash Chopra's Dharmaputra. Shashi had acted in more than 160 films.
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