Shammi Kapoor dead at 79!

Sad. Calling him a veteran actor would be an understatement of sorts. Shammi Kapoor practically revolutionized the stereotypical image of a Bollywood hero. He died on Sunday morning in Mumbai surrounded by his family. The actor's funeral is set for Monday, August 15th. Shammi Kapoor's son Aditya Raj Kapoor explains:

"We are basically waiting for my son [Vishwapratap Raj Kapoor] to come from America. He will reach Mumbai tonight (Sunday). He left yesterday (Saturday) night. That time we had told him that dad is very critical. But before he could make it here, dad passed away."

Kapoor was admitted into Breach Candy Hospital last week for renal failure. He died there this morning at 5am. Aditya said:

"Today is family day. People will come and see him. Tomorrow morning around 9 a.m. we will cremate him at the Ban Ganga funeral ground."

Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Imran Khan and his wife Avantika, Farah Khan, industrialist Anil Ambani, Randhir Kapoor and his daughters Karisma and Kareena, Imtiaz Ali, Kajol, Saif Ali Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Aamir Khan, Karan Johar, Rani Mukerji, Vinod Khanna, Bobby Deol and others arrived at the Kapoor residence at the Blue Haven Society in Malabar Hill in South Mumbai to pay their last respects to the screen icon.

Our condolences to his family. Hindi cinema has lost a true legend.

[IANS, Daylife]