I have mom and Dada Phalke award also.gift for Shashi Kapoor on motherday

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Union Information and Broadcasting Minister because of his ill-health,actor was unable to attend the award ceremony in Delhi therefore, he was handed over award at a function at Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai.77-year-old actor, who is wheelchair bound and has been ailing from kidney problems, is the third from his family to get the award, after father Prithvi Raj Kapoor and elder brother Raj Kapoor. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 2011.

1938 Born Kapoor hit the spotlight from the age of four acting in plays directed and produced by his father, while travelling with Prithvi Theatre. He started acting in films as a child in the late 1940s.

His best known performances as child artist were in “Aag” (1948) and “Awaara” (1951), where he played the younger version of the character played by Raj Kapoor. Shashi Kapoor also worked as assistant director in the 1950s.

Shashi Kapoor made his debut as a leading man in the 1961 film “Dharmputra” and went on to appear in more than 116 films during 60s, 70s and until the mid 80s.Some of his memorable films include “Deewar”, “Kabhie Kabhie”, “Namak Halal”, “Kaala Pathar” and others.

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