On Monday whole nation shocked after received unbelievable death of Shashi Kapoor. Whole nation sent a wave of shock through the Indian film industry as the day marked the sad demise of legendary veteran actor Shashi Kapoor. Shashi Kapoor who is well known as romantic screen icon in the era of 70s and early 80s who immortalized the dialogue from the movie "Mere paas Maa hai" which become iconic. Shashi Kapoor breathed his last at 5:20 pm at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai.
The last custom of the veteran actor are being held at Santacruz Hindu crematorium. A number of eminent Bollywood celebrities, such as Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Lara Dutta, Naseeruddin Shah, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, along with Kapoor's family members Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor arrived to pay their last respects. The actor had been suffering from ailments for the past few years. He had undergone a bypass surgery and was also hospitalized for a chest infection in 2014.
The Iconic actor among the Kapoor’s family hit the spotlight at the age of four, acting in plays directed and produced by his father. He started acting in films as a child artiste in the late '40s.
His best known performances as a child actor were in ‘Aag’ (1948) and ‘Awaara’ (1951), where he played the younger version of the character played by Raj Kapoor. He also worked as assistant director in the '50s.