2017 Shashi Kapoor [Balbir Raj Kapoor], a well-known Indian Bollywood actor, dies at the age of 79 from a chest illness.
Shashi Kapoor (born Balbir Raj Kapoor; 18 March 1938 – 4 December 2017) was a Hindi cinema actor and producer. He was nominated for four National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards, and he appeared in a number of English-language foreign films, notably those produced by Merchant Ivory. He died of aspiration pneumonia at the age of 79.
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