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Shashi Kapoor

Actor, Producer
18 March 1938 to 4 December 2017

An Indian actor and an icon of Bollywood, Kapoor began his career as a child actor and went on to appear in over 150 films including Deewar (1975), Kabhie Kabhie (1976) and Kalyug (1981). He became known to Western audiences starring in Merchant Ivory Productions such as The Householder (1963) and Heat and Dust (1983).

Read Shashi Kapoor's Guardian obituary here.