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A look at the Kapoor clan: Part 3 - Shammi and Shashi Raj Kapoor

Next in the line of Kapoor Khandaan are Shammi and Shashi! 'The Junglee Kapoor'Shamsherraj Kapoor, fondly called Shammi Kapoor, went on to be his on-screen name too. The fourth (second living) child of Prithviraj and





Sticking to his chocolate-boy, loving image, the actor soon fell for his soon-to-be his wife actress Geeta Bali, while working on the sets of 'Rangeen Raatein'.

Like every bollywood story, parents from both sides were not ready for this relationship. But the lovebirds soon got married in a temple and informed their respective parents only after their marriage.

The couple  was blessed with two children -  Kanchan and Aditya Raj Kapoor. However, their marital bliss was short-lived, when Geeta Bali died after fighting a long battle with small pox leaving behind their two children and a their heart-broken father.