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Shashi Kapoor was an Indian actor and film producer born on March 18, 1938. His film career started as a child actor in his brother Raj Kapoor's 1948 directorial 'Aag'. He made his debut as a lead in Yash Chopra's political drama 'Dharmputra' in 1961. He has appeared in 116 Hindi language films: 61 movies as the solo lead hero, 55 multistarrers, 21 as supporting actor, and special appearances in seven movies. In 1978, he set up his own production house called Film Valas, which backed critically acclaimed films like 'Junoon' (1978), 'Kalyug' (1981), and '36 Chowringhee Lane' (1981), among others. He is the recipient of four National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. Kapoor is well known for his roles in the international English language films produced by Merchant Ivory. The Government of India conferred him the Padma Bhushan in 2011 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2014 for his valuable contribution to the field of cinema. Kapoor died at the age of 79 on December 4, 2017, due to aspiration pneumonia.