Shashi Kapoor, one of Indian cinema's most loved stars, dies. Tributes pour in on Twitter

Acting legend Shashi Kapoor, who appeared in over 100 feature films, passed away this evening at Mumbai's Kokilaben Hospital leaving his fans with memories of the all the roles he immortalised in hits such as Deewaar and Kabhi Kabhie.

The veteran Bollywood actor was suffering from prolonged illness. He was 79. "He had kidney problem for several years and was on dialysis," his nephew, actor Randhir Kapoor said.

Born as Balbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor, the iconic film star was the youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor, and brother of Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor. Shashi Kapoor made his Bollywood debut in 1961, as the lead actor, in the film Dharmputra, though his acting career actually started as a child artiste in the 1940s.

In 1961 itself, the talented actor began working in English films too. He went on to immortalise characters like Prem Sagar in The Householder and Sanju in Shakespeare-Wallah, respectively.

Through the 1970s and 80s, Shashi Kapoor captured stardom with films such as Sharmeelee, Pighalta Aasman, and others.

Kapoor acted in more than one hundred films, taking the lead role in 61.

The actor, who immortalised several dialogues, including "Mere paas maa hain" (Deewaar, 1975) will be cremated tomorrow morning (December 5).

He is survived by two sons, Kunal and Karan, and a daughter, Sanjana, who takes care of the Prithvi Theatre, one of Mumbai's best known theatres. It was built by Shashi Kapoor and his wife Jennifer Kapoor in memory of Prithviraj Kapoor.

His death has left many devastated. Tributes have been following in for the legend on Twitter.

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