Not
An
Actor,
Shashi
Kapoor
Wanted
To
Become
A
Film-maker
In
a
Filmfare
interview,
he
revealed,
"When
I
was
10,
Raj
ji
(Kapoor)
gave
me
a
movie
camera.
With
this
16
mm
Bell
&
Howell,
I
made
my
first
film
Phansi.
I
always
wanted
to
make
films,
not
star
in
them.
But
when
I
started
looking
for
any
kind
of
work
that
would
pay
me
a
little
more,
I
landed
up
with
jobs
as
an
actor."
Family
Comes
First
"I
was
on
time,
very
disciplined
but
did
not
work
Sundays,
took
six
weeks
off
from
work
to
be
with
my
family.
I
did
upset
a
lot
of
producers
and
directors,
including
my
brother,
Mr.
Raj
Kapoor,
when
I
did
Satyam
Shivam
Sundaram...
I
refused
to
work
on
Sundays,
Christmas,
New
Year,
Diwali
and
Holi.
In
the
Hindi
film
world,
there
is
no
such
thing
as
a
holiday," recalled
the
late
actor.
Big
B
Recalls
What
Happened
During
Deewar
Premiere
"The
film
started
and
Shashi
ji
was
beside
me
in
the
next
seat.
We
never
said
a
word.
Premiere
butterflies.
But
when
the
scene
under
the
bridge
started,
the
‘mere
pass
maa
hai'
[I
have
my
mother]
moment,
I
felt
a
gentle
hand
on
mine.
It
was
Shashi
ji's.
"He
never
spoke,
but
the
way
he
held
my
hand
said
everything.
It
was
reassurance,
it
was
affection.
It
was
everything
that
a
struggling
actor
that
had
once
played
an
‘extra'
in
a
film
that
starred
this
gentleman
sitting
next
to
me,
had
never
ever
dreamt
would
happen."
When
Shashi
Kapoor
Recalled
His
First
Meeting
With
Jennifer
"While
with
Prithvi
Theatres
one
day
I
saw
a
beautiful
girl
with
a
scarf
and
heavy
eardrops
sitting
in
the
audience.
That
moment
was
the
turning
point
in
my
life.
Two
years
later
I
married
Jennifer.
She
belongs
to
the
stage
too."
Sharmilee
Tagore
Fondly
Remembers
The
Late
Actor
"Shashi
would
constantly
tease
me
because
I
would
argue
a
lot
with
the
directors
on
the
sets.
Each
time,
he'd
remind
to
get
on
with
it
--
'don't
bicker,
just
do
it!'
This
is
what
I've
learnt
from
him.
When
you
are
doing
a
film
for
money
or
to
help
a
friend
out,
be
clear
about
the
motives
and
then
finish
what
needs
to
be
done."
"When
you
come
to
the
set,
and
are
aware
of
the
limitations
of
the
script
or
the
director,
don't
expect
the
pigs
to
fly."