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| Shammi Kapoor and Saira Banu from the hit film JUNGLEE |
He was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai on 7 August 2011 suffering from chronic renal failure. His condition remained serious for next few days and he was kept on ventilator support. He died on 14 August 2011, 04:30 am local time of chronic renal failure, aged 79.
His Funeral was held on Monday, 15 August at Banganga cremation ground, Malabar Hill, Mumbai. Adityaraj Kapoor, the actor's son, performed the last rites at the cremation.
The entire Kapoor family were present to pay their last respects, including his sister in law Krishna Kapoor, grand nephew Ranbir Kapoor, nephews Rishi, Randhir and Rajiv and Shammi's younger brother Shashi Kapoor, Randhir's wife Babita and grand nieces Karishma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.
Bollywood personalities Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha, Subhash Ghai, Amitabh Bachchan, Ramesh Sippy, Danny Denzongpa, Prem Chopra, Anil Kapoor, Govinda, Aamir Khan, Sharukh Khan, Kabir Bedi and Priyanka Chopra were among those who attended the funeral.
He debuted in Bollywood in 1953 with the film Jeevan Jyoti, and went on to deliver hits like Tumsa Nahin Dekha, Dil Deke Dekho, Junglee, Dil Tera Diwana, Professor, China Town, Rajkumar, Kashmir Ki Kali, Janwar, Teesri Manzil, An Evening in Paris, Bramhachari, Andaz and Vidhaata. He received the Filmfare Best Actor Award in 1968 for his performance in Brahmachari and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Vidhaata in 1982.
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