Trivia:Shashi Kapoor is amongst those few actors of have worked with almost every actress in the industry.
Bimal Roy and Shashi Kapoor worked together in Prem Patra, 1962, which was also their last film together.
During the premiere of this film, Bimal Roy's Rinki came down to impress Shashi Kapoor and for this she did a hairdo only to impress him. It is said she had never ever done a hairdo all her life.
Shashi Kapoor was nicknamed 'Taxi', by his elder brother Raj Kapoor, because Shashi Kapoor during 70's, signed almost every film that came across him or was offered to him and for this he had to shuttle from one set to another.
Shashi Kapoor's inclination towards conventional cinema hence he choose films like, Vijeta, Junoon, Kalyug, and Utsav.
Actress Nanda openly admitted that Shashi Kapoor was his favourite and she would love to share more time and frames with him.
For the role in Shakespearana, he had to learn two languages, King's English and Queen's English.
The childlike and innocence look of his face made him the most note chocolate boy-faced.
His portrayal of a Kashmiri youth in "Jab Jab Phool Khile" garnered him immense female fans and garnered great attention globally.
Despite being elder than Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor would always play the role of younger brother because of his cute and childish looks.
They were considered the best pair Brother-pair in the Industry. Together they went on to give some cult classic hits to the Indian cinema, like Deewar.
The scene where Shashi and Amitabh are standing under a 'pull' and fighting over their mothers attention in movie 'Deewaar' is an iconic scene.
Admitting himself, Shashi Kapoor said, "If I was ever serious about my role and acting that was in "The New Delhi Times"," where he played role of an intense and tormented journalist.
