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Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor dies at age 79

Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor dies at age 79

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Bollywood actors (clockwise from left), Karisma Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Rekha and Neetu Singh pose for a selfie with Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor (sitting), at a ceremony where Shashi Kapoor was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, in Mumbai, India, on May 10, 2015. Photo: AP/ File

NEW DELHI: Shashi Kapoor, a prolific Bollywood actor and producer from the 1970s and '80s, has died after a long illness. He was 79. A family member, Randhir Kapoor, said he died Monday in Kokliben Hospital where he was being treated for a kidney ailment. Kapoor acted in more than 100 Hindi films. He also appeared in a handful of British and American movies produced by Merchant Ivory productions, run by Ismail Merchant and James Ivory. Kapoor was a member of a family dynasty in India's Bollywood film industry. He was the youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor, a veteran of Bollywood and the theater. The Press Trust of India news agency said Kapoor will be cremated on Tuesday. He is survived by two sons and a daughter.