Shammi Kapoor was an Indian actor and film director who worked in Hindi cinema.He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards,winning in the categories of Best Actor for Brahmachari(1967)and Best Supporting Actor for Vidhata (1981).In 1995,he was honored with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.A member of the Kapoor family,he made his film debut with the commercially unsuccessful Jeewan Jyoti (1953).
Following roles in continued box-office flops,he had his breakthrough with Tumsa Nahi Dekha (1957),which attained him the image of a stylish playboy and dancer,and subsequently gained further recognition with Dil Deke Dekho (1959).He rose to widespread recognition with the blockbuster hit Junglee (1961),and went on to become one of the most marketable Bollywood stars throughout the 1960s,appearing in a number of highly successful and popular films,which include Professor (1962),Kashmir Ki Kali (1964),Teesri Manzil (1966), An Evening In Paris(1967),Brahmachari (1968) and Prince (1969).
Following his leading role in Andaz (1971),Kapoor began to appear primarily in supporting roles.Kapoor married actress Geeta Bali in 1955,with whom he had a son and a daughter.
Bali died due to smallpox in 1965, and he had his second marriage with Neila Devi four years later.He died on 14 August 2011 due to chronic kidney failure at the age of 79 just 2 months and 7 days before his 80th birthday.
Shammi Kapoor All Movie List :
| Title | Role | Year |
| Jeewan Jyoti Rail Ka Dibba Gul Sanobar Laila Majnu Thokar Khoj | Shyam Sundar “Shammi” Sundar Prince Badar Qais / Majnu | 1953 |
| Shama Parwana Chor Bazar Mehbooba Ehsan Sahil | Gul Mirza Prince Murad / Salim | 1954 |
| Tongawali Miss Coca Cola Naqab Daku | Kamal Anwar Badal | 1955 |
| Sipahsalar Rangeen Raten Mem Sahib Ham Sab Chor Hain | Moti Singh Manohar Nath | 1956 |
| Tumsa Nahin Dekha Mirza Sahiban Maharani Coffee House | Shankar Mirza Khan | 1957 |
| Mujrim | Shankar / Anand | 1958 |
| Mohar Ujala Raat Ke Rahi Dil Deke Dekho Char Dil Char Rahen | Ramu Bobby Roop / Raja Johny Braganza | 1959 |
| Singapore College Girl Basant | Shyam Shyam Ashim | 1960 |
| Junglee Boy Friend | Chandrashekhar Madan / Shyam | 1961 |
| Dil Tera Deewana Professor Professor China Town Vallah Kya Baat Hai | Mohan Preetam Khanna Shekhar / Shankar / Mike Kundan | 1962 |
| Jab Se Tumhe Dekha Hai Shahid Bhagat Singh Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya Bluff Master | Qawwali Singer Bhagat Singh Rajesh Ashok | 1963 |
| Rajkumar Kashmir Ki Kali | Bhanupratap / Bhagatram Rajeev Lal | 1964 |
| Janwar | Sundar Shrivastav | 1965 |
| Preet Na Jane Reet Teesri Manzil Budtameez | Ashok / Mohan Anil Kumar “Sona” / Rocky Shyam Kumar Saxena | 1966 |
| An Evening in Paris Laat Saheb | Shyam Kumar “Sam” Jangu | 1967 |
| Brahmachari | Brahmachari | 1968 |
| Tumse Achha Kaun Hai Sachaai Prince | Ashok Ashok Prince Shamsher Singh | 1969 |
| Pagla Kahin Ka | Sujit | 1970 |
| Jawan Muhabat Jane Anjane Preetam Andaz | Rajesh Sareen Ram Prasad “Ramu” Preetam Ravi | 1971 |
| Chhote Sarkaar Manoranjan | Raja / Moti Dhoop Chhaon | 1974 |
| Zameer Salaakhen | Maharaj Singh Truck Driver | 1975 |
| Bundalbaaz | Genie | 1976 |
| Parvarish Mama Bhanja | DCP Shamsher Singh Shankar Lal | 1977 |
| Shalimar | Dr. Dubari | 1978 |
| Meera Ahsaas | Raja Vikramjeet Singh Sesodia Sudarshan Sahni | 1979 |
| Biwi-O-Biwi Naseeb Rocky Harjaee Armaan Ahista Ahista Professor Pyarelal | Campa Cola Truck Driver Himself Himself Rajnath Sam Sagar Mr. Rai | 1981 |
| Yeh Vaada Raha Desh Premee Prem Rog Vidhaata | Dr. Mehra Shamsher Singh Bade Raja Thakur Gurbaksh | 1982 |
| Romance Betaab Hero Ek Jaan Hain Hum | Mr. Roy Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji Retired IG Shrikant Mathur Advocate Shyam Sundar Saxena | 1983 |
| Wanted Aan Aur Shaan Sohni Mahiwal | Bheem Singh Bade Thakur Peer Baba | 1984 |
| Ek Se Bhale Do Balidaan Baadal | William Major Prem Kishan Thakur Shamsher Singh | 1985 |
| Kala Dhanda Goray Log Karamdaata Allah Rakha | Qawwali Singer Rai Bahadur Karim Khan | 1986 |
| Hukumat Ijaazat Himmat Aur Mehanat | DIG Khan Mahendra’s Grandfather Madan | 1987 |
| Vozvrashchenie | Bagdadskogo Vora | 1988 |
| Bade Ghar Ki Beti Daata Batwara Mohabat Ka Paigham | Thakur Dindayal DIG Sher Ali Khan Bade Thakur Chaudhary Abdul Rehman | 1989 |
| Dhadaka | Singer in the song “Abdullah Mama” | 1990 |
| Henna Ajooba Mast Kalandar Lakshmanrekha | Narrator Sultan Ali Rai Bahadur Pratap Singh Baba Sahib | 1991 |
| Mangni Khule-Aam Tahalka Chamatkar Humshakal Heer Ranjha Amaran Mahashay | Professor Gautam Sikandar / Bhola Brigadier Kapoor Mr. Kaul Police Commissioner Dindayal Kapoor Chochak Chaudhary Don Menon Prem Singh Chadda | 1992 |
| Gardish Aaja Meri Jaan Tum Karo Vaada Dosti Ki Saugandh | Prithviraj Bhalla Mr. Kapoor St. Micheal Thakur Ram Singh | 1993 |
| Pyar Ka Rog Prem Yog Sukham Sukhakaram | Colonel Kapoor Maharaj Chhatrapal Singh | 1994 |
| Rock Dancer | Dance Master | 1995 |
| Megha Prem Granth Namak | Bhanupratap Nandlal Lala Kedarnath | 1996 |
| Aur Pyar Ho Gaya Share Bazaar | Mr. Kapoor Hasmukh Mehta | 1997 |
| Kareeb Swami Vivekananda Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge! | Thakur Ranveer Singh Mngal Sigh Auctioneer | 1998 |
| Sar Ankhon Par Jaanam Samjha Karo | Himself Rahul’s Grandfather | 1999 |
| Censor Shirdi Sai Baba | Judge Devoted Singer | 2001 |
| Yeh Hai Jalwa Waah..! Tera Kya Kehna | Indian Industrialist Kishan Oberoi | 2002 |
| Sandwich | Swami Trilokanand(Shammi Kapoor) | 2006 |
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