Shashi Kapoor was not actor’s real name, Raj Kapoor used to call younger brother a taxi

Shashi Kapoor Birth Anniversary: ‘Tera me to me hai first koi …’ The late actor Shashi Kapoor was well liked among the audience with his simple smile and special style. However, very few people know that his real name was not ‘Shashi’. Shashi’s real name of Kapoor family was Balbir Raj Kapoor and there is a beautiful story behind it.

On 18 March 1938, Shashi Kapoor was born to Prithviraj Kapoor in Kolkata. According to the information, Shashi Kapoor’s real name was Balbir Raj Kapoor, which was given by his grandmother. However, Shashi Kapoor’s mother Ramsarni Kapoor was irritated by the name Balbir, due to which she used to call her with love. On seeing this, his name Balbir was buried and his ray named Shashi spread in the film world too.

There was an atmosphere of acting in his house. Following the footsteps of father and brothers, he also decided to make a career in the film world. There is another anecdote associated with the name of Shashi Kapoor, Shashi was the youngest among the brothers. After making her debut as a child artist in the 1945 film ‘Tadbir’, he appeared in many films and was very busy with work. Seeing his busyness, his elder brother Raj Kapoor named him ‘Taxi’ and used to call him by this name.

This is how Shashi Kapoor’s journey

Let me tell you, Shashi Kapoor also worked as a child artist in ‘Aag’, ‘Sangram’, ‘Awara’ after starting the film career with ‘Tadbir’ since 1945. He was also well liked as a child artist. Shashi Kapoor’s first film was ‘Dharamaputra’, in which she was accompanied by Mala Sinha and Rahman.

After this, he was’ Jab Jab Jab Jab Jab Jab Phool Khile ‘,’ Hasina Maan Gaye ‘,’ Ek Shriman Ek Mrs. ‘,’ Aa Gaar Lag Jaa ‘,’ Satyam Shivam Sundaram ‘,’ Kanyadan ‘,’ Shamery ‘,’ Kite ‘,’ Chori-Chori ‘,’ Chor Machae Shor ‘,’ Second Man ‘,’ Chor Sipahi ‘,’ Chor Sipahi ‘,’ Heelal Panalalal ‘,’ Hiralal ‘,’ Shaan ‘,’ Shaan ‘,’ And appeared in successful films including house ‘, wall, salt halal, including’, wall, salt halal.

Shashi Kapoor was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in the year 2011 and in 2014 he was awarded Dadasaheb Phalke.

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