Actor who was mostly in mythological films; known for giving box office hits in lead roles like in Bhakta Dhruva (1947), Bhakta Gopalbhaiya (1948) and Veer Babruvahan(1950).He also played as child artiste in Shaheed(1948). He is often confused with other Shashi Kapoor, who worked as a child artiste under the name Shashi-Raj in films like Sangram, Awara and Aah and later was a top Hindi hero from 1965-1985.
