Monday 29 August 2011
Chaplin (2011)-Bengali Movie Review
In Anindo’s film, it is the poor imitation of Chaplin that hides the pathos of Bangshi Das, the man who performs Chaplin for a hand-to-mouth living. He performs less-than-perfect Chaplin items in shabby costume and make-up at birthday parties of rich kids. He is a loving father dedicated to his seven-year-old boy Nimua. The two repair to a fantasy world of their creation, talking pidgin, childish nonsense no one understands to make living in the doldrums a fun thing, wiping away the hidden tears that can well up through hungry stomachs, humiliating encounters at parties, terrible living conditions and the daily uncertainty of life. When Bangshi goes for his shows taking Nimua along, he takes in the insults undercut by the feast they devour. When they come home, he takes off his Chaplin mask and becomes Bangshi once again.
Chaplin is filled with beautiful moments, happy, sad, tragic, invigorating, vibrating, optimistic and full of hope. In one scene, the father and son sit down to dip pieces of bread in a bowl of water and make-believe that they are actually relishing a succulent dinner of flour roundels with a rich mutton curry. In another scene, Bangshi holds a paper-wrapped loaf aloft in one hand and wakes Nimua up saying, “see what I bought us – mutton!” Nimua jumps out of the unmade, unkempt, dirty bed with a soiled mosquito net hanging off a nail beside and lets out shrieks of joy. Nimua often dreams of a fancy birthday party like the ones his father takes him to. But when his father asks him about them, he says something else that is funny and the two roll together on the floor laughing away. Bangshi walks under a huge poster of a film with Prosenjit’s image looming large. He looks at it and tells himself, “I am an artis, an artis,” out of faith.
The film opens with big, masked close-ups of Bangshi putting on his crude Charlie Chaplin make-up while credits rise in the other half. There are a bit too many huge close-ups in the beginning that tend to block perspective. But not to worry. Soumik Haldar’s magic camera keeps zooming back and forth to the terrible slum Bangshi and Nimua live in surrounded by their well-meaning, equally poor neighbours. There is Bangshi’s boss Paresh (Debesh Chatterjee) who hides a kind and gullible soul behind a hard exterior. Jafar (Mir) is one of the band members on contract under Paresh who is bitter with the way his life has turned out but is eager to see that Bangshi gets his due on the right performance platform. Another kindred band member (Amulya Ganguly) responds to every situation by playing on his saxophone/trumpet. Natural performances all around enriched by authentic costume and make-up.
Beyond the neighbourhood is the lovely Rina, the young NGO worker who takes classes for the slum children. Concerned about Nimua not attending her classes, she approaches his father, Bangshi and discovers his talent. Bangshi is fascinated by her attention but she is just a well-wisher who gets emotionally involved in the struggles of these two and is both surprised and sad to see how they cope with their immediate reality. Rachita is lovely but her dubbing sounds artificial and clipped at places. Srijit Mukherjee who plays her arrogant and self-indulgent fiancé Indro is brilliant in a multi-layered role where, just when everyone is expecting him to be the villain, he changes tracks and has the grace not only to recognize and acclaim Bangshi’s talent but also to be able to shed his arrogance and apologise to him for having slapped him at a party.
The film has three songs, all on the soundtrack. One is a lyrical raga-based number rendered by Kaushiki Desikan celebrating the rains positioned and orchestrated beautifully with the pitter-patter of raindrops and the flying of leaves. Another rendered by Rupam Islam is the nonsense exchange between father and son rendered to music and one more. Indradeep Dasgupta’s musical score is in keeping with the magic moods of the film. Popular Hindi film songs play across loud speakers at a slum feast of mutton and more. Padmanava Dasgupta’s script proves what a solid storyline, if treated and handled properly, can take sudden emotional somersaults effectively tugging at our heart-strings.
Rudraneel and Shoham as the inseparable and irrepressible pair Bangshi and Nimua turn in two heart-stopping performances. They are so genuine in their portrayals that by the time the film ends, they have virtually become father and son for the audience a section of which have already pulled out a handkerchief to dab at moist eyes. Once, Bangshi comes home to find Nimua playing at a make-believe birthday party of his own making. A moving touch that. At another point, Rina asks Indro, “Have you ever seen anyone eating bread with water?” A confused Indro responds stupidly because he has never ever been asked a question like that. Rudraneel does a very imperfect take on the original showman because his performance based on vague memories of having seen some Chaplin films without either training or skill cannot be perfect. He swings the stick once or twice, grimaces through his badly made moustache stuck with bad glue, and tips his hat as well as he can muster. The final day of the reality show audition hints at the dirty politics that often tilts the results against a genuine win for a politically approved but less meritorious candidate.
Within this scenario therefore, the script’s falling back on Nimua’s brain tumour is melodramatic. It needlessly extends the footage of the film. Rina speaking into the microphone at the press conference that does not happen is another sentimental touch the film could have done without. The final make-believe and hide-and-seek game Nimua and Bangshi play in the empty auditorium of Roop Chhaya to celebrate Nimua’s birthday is beautiful but slightly marred by stretching it beyond where it could have ended.
Soumik Haldar has a magic wand for a camera. He pans it almost lazily across the sky to catch two kites caught in a fight. The semi-silhouetted figures of Rina, Indro and Bangshi are shot from the back in a mid-long shot as Nimua comes and joins them on a stone bench beside a pond in the final frame. At times, you can catch a glimpse of the Howrah Bridge in the distance. Haldar focusses his lens on the rectangular frame of the open door of the dark and empty Roop Chhaya theatre, the spaces in the gangway and between the empty seats kicking up dust to zero in on the stage where Bangshi is putting on his show for his son, the stage covered with pink and blue birthday balloons, a three-tiered birthday cake covered with white frosting, silver and gold sprinkles showering from above till the magic ends and the original stage props are back in view.
The production design created by Koushik and Barik captures the interiors of the slum and Bangshi’s apology of a room as beautifully as it does the cluttered living room of Indro’s apartment and the narrow bylanes of the slum near Howrah Bridge. The terrible walls of Bangshi’s room has a large cut-out of Chaplin beside a coloured picture of the Goddess Kali I have never seen a better father-son relationship on the Indian screen ever before. Whether he is play-acting his Chaplin number at a party, or whether he is slipping back into his Bangshi reality, much like Cinderella rising from her pumpkin in her rags at the strike of midnight, the script often turns the head of fun and laughter around to reveal the sad face of poverty, of dreams that will never become real, of a father who will never celebrate his son’s birthday party or become an artis.
Where does Bangshi Das end and Chaplin begin? Or is it the other way round? Or do the two overlap, bridging the gap between the father and the performer who performs at last, to entertain his sole audience – his son Nimua on the latter’s birthday? Chaplin is one of the best urban fairy tales one has seen in recent times – making us laugh, cry, feel pain, disappointment, along with Bangshi/Chaplin only to rise above these again to draw the last drop from the juice of life through make-belief pulled out of the strange bowler hat Bangshi dressed as Chaplin wears. Well done Anindo.
National Award winning film critic Shoma A. Chatterjee Sunday 28 August 2011
Ranbir Kapoor to meet Lionel Messi in Kolkata next week
Guess who is getting lucky this September? It is none other than the Kapoor ladka who has struck gold. While everyone knows that actor Ranbir Kapoor is a huge sport fanatic, he is particularly very fond of football. He is passionate about the sport and his favourite team is Barcelona FC.
Incidentally, the die-hard football fan was also appointed the Indian brand ambassador for Barcelona FC, the football club recently.
Not just that, Ranbir was also one amongst those millions of football lovers who was present at the Wembley stadium for the UEFA Champions League.
Incidentally, Barcelona had also won the cup this year and now that their star player Lionel Messi is coming down to India, Ranbir has already fixed his date with the star.
Messi will don the captain’s armband for the first time as Argentina plays a friendly match against Venezuela at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on September 2.
Ranbir is currently shooting for Anurag Basu’s Barfee in Kolkata and has already booked his tickets for the match. A source from the sets says, “Anurag and Ranbir both are very keen to watch the match and have already decided and booked their tickets. They are die-hard fans of the football club and are super excited to meet the star player”.
The actor who had the opportunity to meet Messi earlier told reporters at a press conference, “I had the good fortune of meeting him recently. He signed his jersey for me and I got couple of pictures with him. I am coming to watch the game only as a fan. I am a big supporter of football and I hope that people come and watch it too.”
The 28-year-old actor too vehemently argued that his team was definitely better than football club Manchester United. “It will be great for football as a sport in our country when the big stars come in and I hope that it does something for this sport. We all know that Barcelona is a much better team and also the UEFA champions.”
Thursday 25 August 2011
Tuesday 23 August 2011
Sunday 21 August 2011
Film Shows (22 -25 August)
Hindi Film Shows
Not A Love Story - Roxy (12, 3.45, 6.15, 9) Menoka (12.30, 5.30) Navina (6.30) Basusree (6.00) Ajanta(11.30, 3.00) Malancha (5.15) Asoka(12.,4)
Sahi Dhande Calat Bande - Forum (9.10, 2.40, 10.30) , City Centre (9,1.20,10.40), Swabhumi(9.45, 2.45, 10.40p.m.)
Aarakshan- Bioscope (12, 1.30,6.50), Inox Swabhumi (10.30, 1.50, 5.10, 8.30)
BENGALI FILM SHOWS
Uro Chithi - Priya (2.20), Star (1.55), Jaya (2.10), Inox (City Centre 3.15, Swabhumi 1.40, Rajarhat 3.40) Ajanta (4.15), Bioscope (4.40)
Get 2 Gether - Minar, Bijli, Chobighor (3, 5.45, 8.15), Ragini, Chetona
Icche - Priya (4.40), Star (4.15), Prachi (12), Mahua (Garia/2,5,8)
Not A Love Story - Roxy (12, 3.45, 6.15, 9) Menoka (12.30, 5.30) Navina (6.30) Basusree (6.00) Ajanta(11.30, 3.00) Malancha (5.15) Asoka(12.,4)
Sahi Dhande Calat Bande - Forum (9.10, 2.40, 10.30) , City Centre (9,1.20,10.40), Swabhumi(9.45, 2.45, 10.40p.m.)
Aarakshan- Bioscope (12, 1.30,6.50), Inox Swabhumi (10.30, 1.50, 5.10, 8.30)
BENGALI FILM SHOWS
Uro Chithi - Priya (2.20), Star (1.55), Jaya (2.10), Inox (City Centre 3.15, Swabhumi 1.40, Rajarhat 3.40) Ajanta (4.15), Bioscope (4.40)
Get 2 Gether - Minar, Bijli, Chobighor (3, 5.45, 8.15), Ragini, Chetona
Icche - Priya (4.40), Star (4.15), Prachi (12), Mahua (Garia/2,5,8)
Kareena Kapoor To Do A Mandakini In Siddique's Bodyguard
The Bollywood had recently turned upside down with the whole dilemma of whether Kareena Kappor has agreed to do the Mandakini act for a film or not. Will the Kapoor girl do the bathing act that still remains fresh in audience minds was a question that had kept many under deep curiosity
Well the actress has finally come out of scecret doors and did the most famous ‘Mandakini’act for ‘Bodyguard’ along with the Hunk Salman Khan.
The song is a love track from Salman and Kareena titled ‘Teri Mere Prem Kahaani’ , shot in film city over three days last Saturday, Sunday and Monday.Sources from the set revealed that Kareena was seen donning a beautiful white saree for the first time specially this act, she graceful danced under the rain water and was very comfortable performing the choreography of the song , which was done by Vaibhavi Merchant. Not only that, Bebo had few changes in other sarees as well but she absolutely loved her white saree look
Atul Agnihotri says, “We shot the love song Teri Mere Prem Kahaani’ with Salman and Kareena recently. Kareena looked absolutely stunning in the saree. The audience will surely enjoy the song and fall in love with her all over again.”
Bodyguard is touted as this season’s biggest film, after Wanted (2009 Eid release) and Dabbang( 2010 Eid release) , Salman’s Bodyguard is all geared up to release this Eid on 31 August, 2011.
Bodyguard is a Romantic Action film starring Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor, directed by Siddique, the film is a remake of the director’s 2010 Malayalam film of the same name.
Saturday 20 August 2011
LINKIN PARK-one of the leading bands in the world
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries.[1] Its following studio album, Meteora, continued the band's success, topping the Billboard 200 album chart in 2003, and was followed by extensive touring and charity work around the world.[2] In 2003, MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth greatest band of the music video era and the third best of the new millennium behind Oasis and Coldplay.[3] Billboard ranked Linkin Park #19 on the Best Artists of the Decade chart.
Early years (1996–1999)
Originally consisting of three high school friends, Linkin Park’s foundation was anchored by Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, and Brad Delson.[15] After graduating from high school, the California natives began to take their musical interests more seriously, recruiting Joe Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, and Mark Wakefield to perform in their band, Xero. Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing songs within Shinoda’s make-shift bedroom studio in 1996.[15][16] Tensions and frustration within the band grew after they failed to land a record deal.[15] The lack of success and stalemate in progress prompted Wakefield, at that time the band's vocalist, to leave the band in search of other projects.[15][16] Farrell also left to tour with Tasty Snax and other bands. Linkin Park released Hybrid Theory on October 24, 2000.[20][21] The album, which represented half a decade’s worth of the band’s work, was edited by Don Gilmore.[15] Hybrid Theory was a massive commercial success; it sold more than 4.8 million copies during its debut year, earning it the status of best-selling album of 2001, while singles such as "Crawling" and "One Step Closer" established themselves as staples among alternative rock radio play lists during the year.[17] Additionally, other singles from the album were featured in films such as Dracula 2000, Little Nicky, and Valentine.[17] Hybrid Theory won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance for the song "Crawling" and was nominated for two other Grammy Awards: Best New Artist and Best Rock Album.[22] MTV awarded the band their Best Rock Video and Best Direction awards for "In the End".[15] Through the winning of the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance, Hybrid Theory’s overall success had catapulted the band into mainstream success.
Following the success of Hybrid Theory and Reanimation, Linkin Park spent a significant amount of time touring around the United States. The band members began to work on new material amidst its saturated schedule, spending a sliver of their free time in their tour bus' studio.[27] The band officially announced the production of a new studio album in December 2002, revealing its new work was inspired by the rocky region of Meteora in Greece, where numerous monasteries have been built on top of the rocks.[28] Meteora features a mixture of the band's previous nu metal and rapcore styles with newer innovative effects, including the induction of a shakuhachi (a Japanese flute made of bamboo) and other instruments.[15] Linkin Park's second album debuted on March 25, 2003 and instantly earned worldwide recognition,[15] going to No.1 in the US and UK, and No.2 in Australia.[16]
Meteora sold more than 800,000 copies during its first week, and it ranked as the best selling album on the Billboard charts at the time.[29] The album's singles, including "Somewhere I Belong", "Breaking the Habit", "Faint", and "Numb", received significant radio attention.[30] By October 2003, Meteora sold nearly three million copies.[31] The album's success allowed Linkin Park to form another Projekt Revolution, which featured other bands and artists including, Mudvayne, Blindside, and Xzibit. 
Linkin Park returned to the recording studios in 2006 to work on new material. To produce the album, the band chose producer Rick Rubin. Despite initially stating the album would debut sometime in 2006, the album was delayed until 2007.[8] The band had recorded thirty to fifty songs in August 2006, when Shinoda stated the album was halfway completed.[43] Bennington later added that the new album would stray away from its previous nu metal sound.[44] Warner Bros. Records officially announced that the band’s third studio album, entitled Minutes to Midnight, would be released on May 15, 2007 in the United States.[45] After spending fourteen months working on the album, the band members opted to further refine their album by removing five of the original seventeen tracks. The album’s title, a reference to the Doomsday Clock, foreshadowed the band's new lyrical themes.[46] Minutes to Midnight sold over 625,000 copies in its first week, making it one of the most successful debut week albums in recent years. The album also took the top spot on the Billboard Charts. In May 2009, Linkin Park announced they were working on a fourth studio album, which was planned to be released on 2010. Shinoda told IGN that the new album would be 'genre-busting,' while building off of elements in Minutes to Midnight.[54] He also mentioned that the album would be more experimental and "hopefully more cutting-edge."[55] Bennington also addressed the media to confirm that Rick Rubin would return to produce the new album. The band later revealed the album would be called A Thousand Suns.[56]
While working on the new album, Linkin Park worked with successful film composer Hans Zimmer to produce the score for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.[57] The band released a single for the movie, entitled "New Divide". Joe Hahn created a music video for the song, which featured clips from the film.[58] On June 22, Linkin Park played a short set in Westwood Village after the premier of the movie.[59] After completing work for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the band returned to the studio to finalize their album.[60]
On January 19, 2010, Linkin Park released a new song entitled "Not Alone" as part of a compilation from Music for Relief called Download to Donate for Haiti in support of the Haiti Earthquake crisis. On February 10, 2010, Linkin Park released the official music video for the song on their homepage.
On April 26, the band released an app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, a game called 8-Bit Rebellion! It featured the band as playable characters, and a new song called "Blackbirds" which was unlockable by beating the game. The song was also later released as an iTunes bonus track on A Thousand Suns.
A Thousand Suns was released on September 14. The album’s first single, "The Catalyst", was released on August 2. The band promoted their new album by launching a concert tour, which started in Los Angeles on September 7.[61][62][63] Linkin Park also relied on MySpace to promote their album, releasing two additional songs, "Waiting for the End" and "Blackout" on September 8.[64][65][66][67] Furthermore, a documentary about the album's production, entitled A Thousand Suns: The Full Experience, was available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.[68] On August 31, 2010, it was announced that the band would perform the single live for the first at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010.[69] The venue of the debut live performance of the single was Griffith Observatory, an iconic location used in Hollywood movies.[70][71][72] "Waiting for the End" was released as the second single of A Thousand Suns.
Linkin Park reached No.8 in Billboard Social 50, a chart of the most active artists on the world's leading social networking sites.[73] In other Billboard Year-End charts, the band reached No.92 in the "Top Artists" chart,[74] as well as A Thousand Suns reaching No.53 in the Year-End chart of the Billboard Top 200 albums[75] and No.7 in the 2010 Year-End Rock Albums, and "The Catalyst" reaching No.40 in the Year-End Rock Songs chart.[76]
On January 11, 2011, an updated version of Download to Donate for Haiti was launched, called Download to Donate for Haiti V2.0, with more songs to download. For the updated compilation, the band released Keaton Hashimoto's remix of "The Catalyst" from the "Linkin Park featuring YOU" contest.[77] "Burning in the Skies" was released as the third official single of A Thousand Suns on March 21, 2011.
Shinoda designed two t-shirts, in which the proceeds will go to Music For Relief to help the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami disasters.[78][79] Music For Relief released Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief Japan, another compilation of songs, in which the proceeds will go to Save the Children. Fifth album (2011–present)
In June 2011, Bennington revealed to Kerrang! that Linkin Park has begun working on new material for their next album. He explained, "We've been working on a new record for the past two months. The music is great and we're well ahead of where we're expecting to be. There aren't a whole lot of noises going on, but there are a lot of good songs. It will probably get a very polarized reaction. Which pleases me. As an artist, I want a reaction." The singer added that the band would be looking to tackle controversial topics on their new album, rather than the more personal subjects of their older material. "We've learned how to write serious songs and serious lyrics. We've learned how to deal with politics, faith and other things. Those are things that can get preachy really quickly, which we don't want to do. So you need to learn to talk to people and not at people", he said.[83]
Rick Rubin will be a producer on the new album. "Typically we'll have a once-a-week meeting to go listen to the songs that they're coming up with and talk about them. For so early in the project, they are much further along than they have been on the last two albums we did. On A Thousand Suns there were still a lot of irons in the fire. We knew, 'OK, we can't do this forever. Let's leave this batch and we'll come back and address it when we start up again'", Rubin said.[84]
In July 2011, Bennington told Rolling Stone that Linkin Park aims to produce a new album every eighteen months, and that he would be shocked if a new album did not come out in 2012. The band continues to record and produce new material even while touring. Bennington commented on Linkin Park's schedule, stating, "Touring for two years is excruciating. When we would tour for two years even the most resilient person in the band, at the end of that, was fucking miserable." The vocal interplay between Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda plays as a major part within Linkin Park's music, with Bennington being the lead vocalist and Shinoda as the rapping vocalist. On Linkin Park's third album, Minutes to Midnight, Shinoda sings lead vocals on "In Between", "Hands Held High", and on the B-side "No Roads Left". On numerous songs from band's fourth album, A Thousand Suns, such as the album's four singles, both Shinoda and Bennington sing. On the most of tracks off the record, the band notably used electronic drumbeats along with outro drumbeats. The album has been regarded as a turning point in the band's musical career by notable critics. James Montgomery, of MTV compared the record to Radiohead's Kid A,[100] while Jordy Kasko of Review, Rinse, Repeat likened the album to both Kid A and Pink Floyd's landmark album The Dark Side of the Moon.[101] Shinoda stated that he and the other band members were deeply influenced by Chuck D and Public Enemy, further elucidating "Public Enemy were very three-dimensional with their records because although they seemed political, there was a whole lot of other stuff going on in there too. It made me think how three-dimensional I wanted our record to be without imitating them of course, and show where we were at creatively".[87] The record further features a "Political Element" consisting notable speeches by American political figures.
Monday 15 August 2011
Death Of A Legendary Bollywood Actor - The Great Shammi Kapoor
Shammi Kapoor (born Shamsher Raj Kapoor; 21 October 1931 – 14 August 2011) was an Indian film actor and director. He was a prominent lead actor in Hindi cinema from the late 1950s until the early 1970s.
He was given the name Shamsher Raj Kapoor at his birth in Mumbai to film and theatre actor Prithviraj Kapoor and Ramsarni Mehra, Shammi was the second of the three sons born to Prithviraj (the other two being Raj Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor), both of whom were, like their father, successful Bollywood actors. Though born in Mumbai, he spent a major portion of his childhood in Kolkata, where his father was involved with New Theatres Studios, acting in films. It was in Kolkata that he did his Montessory and Kindergarten. After coming back to Mumbai, he first went to Shammi Kapoor had a short stint at
Kapoor started out with serious roles but with Filmistan's Nasir Hussain directed Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957) opposite Ameeta and Dil Deke Dekho (1959) with Asha Parekh, he attained the image of a light-hearted, stylish playboy. Tall, athletic, lively, fair complexioned, green-eyed and with handsome features, Shammi was a heartthrob, and his good looks and physique complemented his image. Both the films were debut films of the respective actresses Ameeta and Asha Parekh and both went on to be big hits and are regarded as classics.
His pairing opposite Southern heroines were always a success at the box office. He delivered hits opposite B. Saroja Devi like Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya and Preet Na Jane Reet, with Padmini gave Singapore (1960 film), opposite Vyjayanthimala had hits like College Girl and Prince (1969 film). In the sixties his successful run continued untill new romantic incon Rajesh Khanna entered the scene in 1969.[7]Sharmila Tagore and Saira Banu who made their Bollywood debuts with Shammi Kapoor in ‘Kashmir Ki Kali’ and ‘Junglee’ respectively[8] However Shammi did have commercial successes in late sixties, like Budtameez and Sachaai with Sadhana, Latt Saheb with Nutan, Tumse Achha Kaun Hai with Babita.
In the 1970s, Kapoor’s weight problem proved an obstacle in his path of success and ended his career as a romantic hero as his films started failing. His last hit film, in which he played the lead role, was Andaz (1971). With time, he moved to character roles and acted in films like Zameer, Hero and Vidhaata. In 1974, he donned the hat of a director and made Manoranjan in 1974 and Bundal Baaz (1976). However, both the films failed to create magic at the box office though were critically acclaimed and have a cult fan following over the years. His last appearance as a character actor was in the delayed 2006 film, Sandwich and in early 2011, he decided to act with his grand-nephew Ranbir Kapoor, the grandson of his brother Raj Kapoor.
Shammi turned into a successful supporting actor in the 70's, playing Saira Banu's father in Zameer (1974), when he had been her leading man a decade earlier in Junglee (1961) and Bluff Master (1964) and playing Amitabh Bachchan's foster father in Parvarish. He also directed Manoranjan (1974) a copy of Irma La Douce and in which he played a supporting role himself and Bundal Baaz (1976) starring Rajesh Khanna, but neither were successful commercially though got critical acclaims and were hailed as classics and to be ahead of its time. In the 1980s and 1990s, he continued to play supporting roles in many films and won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance in Vidhaata (1982). He eventually cut down on film appearances by the late 1990s and early 2000s and made his appearances in the 1999 Salman Khan and Urmila Matondkar starring Jaanam Samjha Karo, 2002 release Waah! Tera Kya Kehna and delayed 2006 release Sandwich. He made his last appearance in Imtiaz Ali's directorial venture Rockstar co-starring his grand-nephew Ranbir Kapoor, the grandson of his brother Raj Kapoor.
Film director Shakti Samanta directed Shammi Kapoor in six hit films like
Awards, nominations and other recognition
- 1962 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actor--Professor
- 1968 - Filmfare Best Actor Award, Brahmachari
- 1982 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Vidhata
- 1995 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1998 - Kalakar Awards - Special Award for "contribution in Indian Cinema"
- 1999 - Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement
- 2001 - Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2001 - Anandalok Awards Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2002 - Invaluable Contribution To Indian Cinema at the IIFA.
- 2005 - Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bollywood Movie Awards
- 2008 - Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Indian cinema at the Pune International Film Festival (PIFF).
- 2009 - Phalke Legend Actor Award by the
- Recipient of the prestigious Living Legend Award by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Indian entertainment industry.
- Rashtriya Gaurav Award
Death
Kapoor was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai on 7 August 2011 suffering from chronic renal failure. His condition remained serious for next few days, kept under ventilator support. He died on 14 August 2011, 05:15am IST, of chronic renal failure, aged 79. References
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