Shashi
Kapoor
Funeral;
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Anil
Kapoor,
Ranbeer
Kapoor
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FilmiBeat
The
Indian
film
industry
mourned
the
death
of
actor
Shashi
Kapoor,
as
friends
and
admirers
--
led
by
Lata
Mangeshkar,
Simi
Garewal
and
Aamir
Khan
--
recalled
his
passion
for
cinema,
while
paying
homage
to
a
man
known
for
his
easy
charm
and
good
nature.
The
actor,
aged
79,
breathed
his
last
at
the
Kokilaben
Dhirubhai
Ambani
Hospital
at
5.20pm
on
4th
Dec.
Melody
queen
Lata
Mangeshkar,
a
close
friend
of
the
actor,
mourned
his
death.
"I
just
received
the
news
that
Shashi
Kapoor
ji
has
passed
away.
I
am
really
saddened.
He
was
a
good
human
being.
My
heartfelt
condolences,"
she
posted
on
Twitter.
Actor
Aamir
paid
his
respects
to
the
actor,
saying
he
was
not
just
a
"great
star
and
a
passionate
filmmaker",
but
also
a
"wonderful
human
being".
"His
work
has
always
given
Indian
audiences
great
joy.
His
contribution
to
Indian
theatre
was
huge,
Prithvi
theatre
is
the
favourite
venue
of
both
performers
and
audiences
alike.
His
passing
a
sad
day
for
all
of
us.
My
condolences
to
Sanjana,
Kunal,
Karan
and
everyone
in
the
family.
May
his
soul
rest
in
piece,"
Aamir
wrote
on
Twitter.
Yesteryear
actor
Simi
Garewal
said
she
was
deeply
saddened
by
the
demise
of
her
friend.
"Am
deeply
saddened
by
the
passing
away
of
my
co-star
Shashi
Kapoor.
The
last
of
that
generation
of
Kapoors
gone.
A
gentleman
and
friend
gone.
An
era
gone...
All
that
remains
are
his
films
and
precious
memories,"
she
tweeted.
Veteran
actor
and
his
co-star
in
several
films,
Shabana
Azmi,
posted
on
Twitter
a
black-and-white
picture
of
the
actor,
with
the
caption,
"We
will
miss
you
...".
Noted
film
critic
Aseem
Chhabra,
who
penned
the
authorised
biography
on
Shashi,
"Shashi
Kapoor:
The
Householder,
the
Star",
tweeted,
"I
am
heartbroken!
It
was
expected
but
the
loss
of
#ShashiKapoor
has
left
me
feeling
very
low,
very
empty."
Actor
Saira
Banu
remembered
him
as
a
"bubbly
person".
"I
remember
him
as
a
bubbly
person.
He
was
full
of
fun,
full
of
jokes
and
at
the
same
time
he
was
really
a
smart
person,"
Banu,
legendary
actor
Dilip
Kumars
wife,
told
PTI.
Veteran
actor
Moushumi
Chatterjee
remembered
him
as
a
great
actor
and
jovial
person.
"He
was
a
gem
of
a
person,
a
very
nice
human
being.
He
was
a
very
protective
person.
He
was
a
very
talented
hero.
I
learnt
a
lot
of
things
from
him
in
the
beginning
of
my
career,"
she
told
PTI.
Leading
Bollywood
actor
Akshay
Kumar
recalled
the
late
actors
classic
line
from
"Deewar"
and
said
it
inspired
aspiring
artistes.
"Innumerable
Bollywood
dreams
came
to
life
watching
your
iconic
dialogue,
Mere
paas
maa
hai.
Your
tremendous
contribution
to
cinema
will
always
be
remembered,"
he
tweeted.
Filmmaker
Mahesh
Bhatt
said
Shashi
Kapoor
revolutionised
Indian
theatre.
"Shashi
ji
also
contributed
to
the
theatre
movement
hugely.
Prithvi
Theatre
is
like
a
shrine...
His
contribution
to
the
alternate
cinema
movement
is
also
huge,"
he
wrote.
Director
Hansal
Mehta
tweeted,
"RIP
Shashi
Kapoor.
The
charming
man,
the
brave
producer,
the
lovely
actor,
my
neighbour
is
no
more."
Actor
Ajay
Devgn
wrote,
"You
wont
be
forgotten.
Rest
in
peace
#ShashiKapoor
ji."
While
Sanjay
Dutt
said
the
veteran
actor
would
never
be
forgotten
by
his
fans.
"Shashi
Kapoor
ji
you
will
be
missed
always,"
the
actor
tweeted.
Actor-writer
Vinay
Pathak
posted
one
of
the
late
stars
photographs
on
social
media
and
described
him
as
his
personal
"Prithvi
Theatre
genie".
"Nothing
but
diligence
beauty
and
innocence...
He
was
my
Prithvi
Theatre
Genie!
The
stage
is
silent
Truly
a
sad
day!"
he
posted.
Actor
Boman
Irani
tweeted,
"Handsome
is
that
handsome
does
...
He
was.
He
did.
He
lives
on."
Filmmaker
Subhash
Ghai
said
working
with
Shashi
Kapoor
was
a
learning
experience
for
him.
"I
worked
with
him
in
two
movies.
Gautam
Govinda
and
Krodhi
in
late
70s.
And
learnt
a
lot
from
him
like
work
ethics,
discipline,
time
planning,
compassion
and
above
all
his
love
and
passion
for
good
cinema
and
theatre
development,"
Ghai
tweeted.
A
host
of
artistes
paid
homage
to
the
late
actor
at
his
residence
today.
Among
them
were
the
Bachchans
--
Amitabh,
Aishwarya
and
Abhishek
--
Rani
Mukerji,
Kajol,
Kareena
Kapoor,
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Boney
Kapoor
and
Karisma
Kapoor.