Shammi Kapoor's Birth Anniversary: The Unforgettable Love Story with Mumtaz

Shammi Kapoor Birth Anniversary: Everyone knows about veteran Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor. He won everyone's hearts with his powerful acting. Because of this, the actor is still alive in the hearts of his fans. Today is the birth anniversary of Shammi Kapoor, born on October 21, 1931. Let us tell you that the actor gave many hit films to Bollywood. He was not only an excellent actor but also a filmmaker. Today, on the occasion of the actor's birth anniversary, we are going to tell you interesting stories related to the actor's life.

Shammi Kapoor's Film career

Although everyone knows Shammi Kapoor by his real name, do you know that his real name is Shamsher Raj Kapoor? Because everyone in his house was associated with the film world from the very beginning, he also got inclined towards films. Let us tell you that his father had his own theater where he learned the nuances related to films. After this, he made his Bollywood debut on the big screen with the film 'Jeevan Jyoti'. From the very first film, he left a lasting impression on the audience. Shammi Kapoor, who started with black and white films, took Hindi cinema to a different level.

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Shammi Personal life in discussion

The actor's film career was brilliant but the actor made a lot of headlines regarding his personal life. Let us tell you that Shammi Kapoor's name was associated with the most famous heroine of that decade, Mumtaaz. When the actress was only 18 years old, Shammi Kapoor fell in love with her and even proposed to her. Let us tell you that Mumtaaz also liked Shammi very much, but the obstacle in their love was that Mumtaaz should leave her career and marry him. But Mumtaaz put her career above Shammi and rejected his proposal.

Mumtaaz had rejected the proposal

After Mumtaaz, Shammi Kapoor's name was associated with the actress Geeta Bali. Both of them got married later. Geeta Bali was older than Shammi Kapoor. But Shammi did not listen to his family and married Geeta Bali. But Geeta Bali became a victim of smallpox in 1965 and died. Geeta Bali's death had a very bad impact on Shammi. Many people also say that after Geeta Bali left, he stopped paying attention to himself. Due to this, his weight increased a lot. But Geeta Bali's children were very young, so the family members put pressure on Shammi to marry again.

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Last seen in this film

Let us tell you that after that Shammi Kapoor married Neela Devi who was from a royal family. Shammi Kapoor had given her a condition that she would never become a mother and would consider Geeta Bali's children as her own and take care of them. She accepted this condition of Shammi. Talking about the film career of the actor he did more than 200 films on the big screen. In which he worked in films like Tumsa Nahi Dekha, Raat Ki Rani, Laila Majnu, and Naqab. The last time the actor worked was in Ranbir Kapoor's film Rockstar.

Shammi Kapoor filmography