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Shammi Kapoor

Indian actor
Also known as: Shamsher Raj Kapoor
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    …Raj Kapoor and his brothers Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor were among the foremost Bollywood stars of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s. Randhir Kapoor’s brother and sister-in-law Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh, their son, Ranbir Kapoor, and Ranbir’s wife, Alia Bhatt, are also renowned Bollywood actors.

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    …Raj Kapoor and his brothers Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor were among the foremost Bollywood stars of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s. Randhir Kapoor’s brother and sister-in-law Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh, their son, Ranbir Kapoor, and Ranbir’s wife, Alia Bhatt, are also renowned Bollywood actors.

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