One of the Veteran Actor in the Bollywood Rishi Kapoor, who was busy in shooting for his upcoming movie "Rajma Chawal" in the national capital, has hurried back to Mumbai to be with his family after the death of veteran actor-producer and his uncle Shashi Kapoor. The romantic screen icon of the 1970s and early 1980s, pass away on Monday in a private hospital in Mumbai. He take is last breath at the age of 79 years. 

Shanti Malik, who works closely with the Kapoor family on Monday evening. Malik also said that he doesn't know the cause of Shashi Kapoor's death, and would be in a position to give out details on Tuesday morning. He was the younger brother of late Raj and Shammi Kapoor, who were both actors par excellence, Shashi Kapoor started his assignation with acting at the age of four, with plays directed and produced by his father Prithviraj Kapoor.

He started acting in films as a child in the late 1940s. His best-known performances as child artist were in "Aag" (1948) and "Awaara" (1951), where he played the younger version of the character played by his elder brother Raj.

When he grew up, he made his debut as a leading man in the 1961 film "Dharmputra", and went on to appear in more than 150 Hindi films.

Shashi Kapoor, whose nuanced acts in memorable films like "Deewar", "Satyam Shivam Sundaram", "Trishul" and "Kabhi Kabhie" captivated Hindi film buffs, was married to English theatre actress Jennifer Kendal. They had three children Kunal, Karan and Sanjana Kapoor.