
Shammi Kapoor is a stage actor, film actor, film director born in Mumbai (India).
Shammi Kapoor (born Shamsher Raj Kapoor; (pronounced [ʃʌmːi kʌpuːɾ]; 21 October 1931 – 14 August 2011) was an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. Kapoor is considered one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, Kapoor worked in over 100 films. He is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards, including one for Best Actor. Born to actor Prithviraj Kapoor and a member of the Kapoor family, he made his film debut with the commercially unsuccessful Jeewan Jyoti (1953). Following roles in continued box-office flops, he had his breakthrough with Tumsa Nahi Dekha (1957), which attained him the image of a stylish playboy and dancer, and subsequently gained further recognition with Dil Deke Dekho (1959).
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| Born | 21 October 1931, Mumbai |
| Profession | stage actor, film actor, film director |
| Nationality | India |
| Educated at | Don Bosco High School |
| Spouse | Geeta Bali |
| Children | Aditya Raj Kapoor, Kanchan Ketan Desai |
| Awards | Filmfare Awards, IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Aquarius |
| Nakshatra | Shatabhisha (Pada 2) |
| Sun Sign | Libra |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Gemini |
| Birth data reliability | Accurate |
Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Bhat)), so this chart is reliable.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 148 Bollywood personalities with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 16 of them (11%) have the Moon in Aquarius, like Shammi Kapoor, and 8 (5%) share the Shatabhisha Nakshatra — the #5 most common Moon Nakshatra among Bollywood personalities, where Swati leads with 10 (7%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Shammi Kapoor was born on 21 October 1931 in Mumbai. Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Bhat)), so this chart is reliable.
Shammi Kapoor's Moon sign (Rashi) is Aquarius and the Nakshatra is Shatabhisha, pada 2, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Shammi Kapoor's Ascendant is Gemini, calculated from the recorded birth time.
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