Shashi Kapoor best movies Deewar Kalyug Satyam Shivam Sundaram Amar Shakti Sharmeelee Trishul

Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor breathed his last on Monday, December 4 in Mumbai. The talented actor who was conferred Padma Bhushan by Government of India in 2011 was not keeping well since the past few months. The ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’ actor was also awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his immense contribution to films. The ‘Deewar’ actor died at the age of 79 after a prolonged illness. Kapoor worked in more than 175 films and produced some of the hit movies like Utsav and Kalyug. The actor’s sudden demise has come as a shocker to the entire industry and his fans. We will have a look at the top five movies of Shashi Kapoor which are still fresh in the mind of movie lovers.

Deewar will always remain as one of the best movies of Shashi Kapoor. People still remember the movie for the iconic dialogue ‘Mere Pass Maa Hain’. The actor was awarded with the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor for his terrific performance as Ravi Verma in the crime drama film.

Shashi Kapoor played the role of a clueless army officer in Sharmeelee opposite Rakhee. The chemistry of the two actors was appreciated by the movie lovers. The romantic movie is still remembered for its beautiful songs composed by S.D. Burman.

Shashi Kapoor won millions of hearts with this brilliant performance as a clever businessman Karan in Shyam Benegal’s Kalyug. The movie is considered to be the modern version of Hindu epic Mahabharata. The movie which won the Filmfare Best Film award in 1982 also saw Rekha and Raj Babbar playing key roles.

Bromance was in full swing in Amar Shakti which saw Shashi Kapoor and Shatrugan Sinha playing the respective roles of Amar and Shakti. The masala entertainer had lot of swords fights and dhishoom-dhishoom and it was delight to see Shashi fighting like Robinhood.

Raj Kapoor’s directorial Satyam Shivam Sundaram was one of those films which was considered far ahead from its time. Shashi Kapoor played the role of Rajeev who falls in love with Roopa (Zeenat Aman), who has burn marks on her face and neck. The movie beautifully portrayed the difference between spiritual and physical love.