| 1. Shashi Kapoor did not smoke. |
| 2. Shashi Kapoor drank alcohol. |
| 3. He was sent to a boarding school at a young age and left due to food dissatisfaction. |
| 4. In his childhood, Shashi acted in plays produced by his father, Prithviraj Kapoor. |
| 5. As a child actor in the late 1940s, Shashi appeared in various roles, with 'Awaara' (1951) being a notable performance. |
| 6. Raj Kapoor called him 'Taxi' for several reasons. |
| 7. Between 1970-1975, he was one of the 2nd highest paid actors along with Dev Anand, after Rajesh Khanna. |
| 8. His famous dialogue 'Mere Paas Maa Hai' from 'Deewar' (1975) is beloved. |
| 9. In 1978, he reopened 'Prithvi Theatre' in Juhu and managed it. |
| 10. He directed the film 'Ajooba' in 1991 starring Amitabh Bachchan. |
| 11. Shashi Kapoor primarily invested in theatre and cinema. |
| 12. He reserved Sundays for family time, never working on that day. |
| 13. His father, Prithviraj Kapoor, was his role model. |
| 14. During a fire incident, Amitabh Bachchan saved Shashi Kapoor's life at Shanmukhananda Hall in Mumbai. |
| 15. He was one of the first Indian actors to work extensively in English-language films, particularly with Merchant Ivory Productions. |
| 16. He acted in more than 100 Hindi films, with 61 as the lead hero. |
| 17. He met Jennifer Kendal in Calcutta in 1956 while both were working for their respective theatre groups. |
| 18. His birth name was Balbir Raj Kapoor. |
| 19. He died of liver cirrhosis and kidney failure at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. |
