Shashi Kapoor no more | Aamir Khan to Akshay Kumar: B-Town mourns the actor’s demise
The Indian film industry today mourned the death of actor Shashi Kapoor, as friends and admirers — led by Lata Mangeshkar, Shyam Benegal and Aamir Khan — recalled his passion for cinema, while paying homage to a man known for his easy charm and good nature. The actor, aged 79, breathed his last at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital at 5.20pm.
Director Shyam Bengal described him as “god’s good man” and a beautiful human being. “He was god’s good man and a beautiful human being beyond anything else,” Benegal, who worked with the late actor in Kalyug and Junoon, said.
Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, a close friend of the actor, mourned his death. “I just received the news that Shashi Kapoor ji has passed away. I am really saddened. He was a good human being. My heartfelt condolences,” she posted on Twitter.
Mujhe abhi pata chala ki guni Abhineta Shashi Kapoor ji ka aaj swargwas hua .Ye sunkar mujhe bahut dukh hua, wo ek bahut bhale insaan the. Meri unko vinamra shraddhanjali.
— Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) December 4, 2017
Actor Aamir paid his respects to the actor, saying he was not just a “great star and a passionate filmmaker”, …read more
