Good
Father
Shashi
Kapoor
would
always
try
to
schedule
his
outdoor
shoots
to
coincide
with
the
children's
school
holidays,
so
that
he
can
make
his
kids
see
new
places
and
also
spend
time
with
him.
Down
Memory
Lane
His
son
Kunal
Kapoor
walked
down
memory
lane
by
saying,
"If
he
packed
up
early,
we'd
go
out
for
lunches,
long
walks,
shikara
rides
and
even
picnics."
Smile
&
Laugh
Kunal
Kapoor
revealed
that
when
his
father
got
the
news
that
he'd
be
awarded
the
President's
Golden
Medal
and
Dadasaheb
Phalke
Award,
he
just
"smiled
and
laughed
a
little,"
and
that's
about
it.
He
never
liked
to
overly
show
his
emotions!
Lending
A
Helping
Hand
Shashi
Kapoor
was
the
only
actor
who
demanded
alternative
housing
to
the
slum-dwellers
in
Colaba
and
directly
spoke
to
the
then
Chief
Minister
of
Maharashtra,
Shankarrao
Chavan
to
deal
with
the
crisis
and
provide
a
safe
housing
for
them
all.
Cinema
Comes
First
Shashi
Kapoor,
despite
being
rich
and
famous,
never
liked
to
invest
his
money
on
any
commercial
businesses
and
put
all
his
money
only
in
theatre
and
cinema.
He
breathed
and
lived
movies
all
throughout
his
life,
be
it
profit
or
loss,
he
invested
only
on
cinema
and
nothing
else.
A
Huge
Fan
Shabana
Azmi
was
a
huge
fan
of
Shashi
Kapoor
back
in
the
70s
and
revealed
that
she
purchased
his
posters
and
postcards
like
crazy
back
in
the
day
by
spending
her
own
pocket
money.
Tears
Of
Joy
Few
years
later
Shabana
was
approached
to
star
alongside
Shashi
Kapoor
and
said
that
she
"burst
into
tears
in
my
make-up
room."
From
Russia,
With
Love!
Shabana
Azmi
revealed
that
during
the
Moscow
Film
Festival,
she
was
strapped
for
cash
and
had
just
8
dollars
in
foreign
exchange
and
it
was
Shashi
Kapoor
who
footed
all
the
bills.
Thick
Stick
Shashi
Kapoor's
directorial
debut
in
1991
saw
an
unusual
side
of
him
as
he
used
to
hold
a
thick
stick
in
his
hand
and
planned
to
use
it
on
whoever
misbehaved
on
the
sets.
However,
Amitabh
Bachchan
revealed
that
he
never
used
it
on
anyone
as
he
"cared
immensely
for
his
artistes
and
technicians,
on
an
equal
plane."
Right
From
The
Beginning
As
a
child
artist,
Shashi
Kapoor
was
part
of
four
films
produced
by
his
father
Prithviraj
Kapoor
and
was
seen
on
the
silver
screen
at
the
tender
age
of
4.
His
real
debut
as
a
hero
was
in
1961
in
the
film
Dharmputra.