Shashi Kapoor - the Householder, the Star authored by Aseem Chhabra released
On 6 May 2016 Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor’s biography titled Shashi Kapoor – the Householder, the Star was released.
• It attempts to delve into the nature and nurture of Shashi Kapoor,
• This book is authored by film journalist Aseem Chhabra.
• He was Born as Balbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor on 18 March 1938
• He has also been a film director and assistant director
• He started acting in films in the late 1940s, appearing in commercial films including Sangram and Dana Paani under the name of Shashiraj.
• His best known performances as child artist were in Aag and Awaara.
• He made became hero in 1961 film Dharmputra.
• In 2011, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan
• In 2015, he was awarded the 2014 Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
• He is the third member of his family to receive the highest award in Indian Cinema
• Earlier Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor has already been honoured by this award.