His 'Yahoo' signified the arrival of a rebel star. A star who held his own against the reigning trio of his time Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand and Dilip Kumar. Born on October 21, 1931 as Shamsher Singh Kapoor into the illustrious Kapoor family, he had a lot of expectations to live up to.
His career in show business got off to a rocky start despite having starred opposite major heroines like Madhubala in Rail ka dibba, Suraiya in Shama Parwana and Nalini Jaywant in Hum Sab Chor Hai. It took four years of hard struggle, patient perse¬verance and even hard-hitting brickbats for Shammi to create his own distinguished identity.
It was only in 1957, with Nasir Hussain’s ‘Tumsa Nahin Dekha’ that Shammi finally made it to the doors of success. He shaved his moustache, donned a new style just like Elvis Presley and behold — a star was born.
With the success of Junglee in 1961, an entire decade reeled under its colourful impact. Shammi’s persona as a fun-lov¬ing, boisterous, roma
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