Shashi
Kapoor:
10
Unknown
and
Interesting
Facts
from
his
life
|
FilmiBeat
'Mere
Paas
Maa
Hai' is
an
iconic
dialogue
mouthed
by
Shashi
Kapoor
in
Deewaar
and
even
after
4
decades,
it's
still
rememberd
as
one
of
the
best
and
finest
dialogues
ever
said
as
it
touches
an
emotion
which
involves
one's
mother
to
the
highest
pedestal.
Javed
Akhtar
and
Salim
Khan
wrote
many
iconic
lines
that
echoed
a
million
times
since
4
decades
and
Javed
opened
up
by
saying,
"We
knew
exactly
the
impact
it
would
have
(Mere
Paas
Maa
Hai).
You
see,
the
line
doesn't
make
its
impact
in
isolation.
Its
resounding
impact
depends
on
Amitabh
Bachchan's
lengthy
diatribe
that
precedes
Shashi
Kapoor's
line."
Mere
Paas
Maa
Hai
"Very
often
you
write
what
the
character
has
to
say,
unaware
of
the
impact
it
will
have.
In
Sholay,
there
were
so
many
lines
that
we
wrote
without
knowing
they'd
become
iconic," revealed
Javed
Akhtar.
On
Shashi
Kapoor
"He
was
a
terrific
actor,
seen
to
be
sophisticated
and
urbane,
but
look
how
ably
he
played
the
rustic
character
in
Jab
Jab
Phool
Khile
or
a
working
class
man
in
Bimal
Roy's
Char
Diwari."
Decent
Man
"He
came
across
as
so
decent,
cultured
and
kind
on
screen
because
he
was
the
same
in
real
life.
It
is
not
difficult
to
be
courteous
to
people
who
are
your
social
equals.
But
Shashi
was
good
to
everyone."
Generous
Human
Being
"On
the
sets
he'd
remember
the
names
of
every
single
individual
from
actors
to
spotboys.
This
was
extremely
gratifying
to
workers
on
the
sets
who
were
used
to
being
ignored
by
the
stars.
Shashi
didn't
fraternise
for
effect.
He
was
a
genuinely
generous
man,"
said
Javed
Akhtar.
Prithvi
Theatre
"Prithviraj
Kapoor
was
a
stalwart
and
his
three
sons
-
Raj,
Shammi
and
Shashi
-
carved
their
immortal
places
in
Hindi
cinema."
The
Kapoor
Family
"The
next
generation
gave
us
talent
like
Randhir
and
Rishi.
And
the
generation
after
that
has
yielded
exceptional
talent
like
Karisma,
Kareena
and
Ranbir."
Extraordinary
Contribution
"The
Kapoor
family
is
of
extraordinary
significance
to
our
cinema
and
Shashi
Kapoor
was
a
true
trooper
from
that
illustrious
family."