When Shammi-Geeta Bali asked Shashi Kapoor to introduce Jennifer Kendal to family but he ‘chickened out’ | Bollywood
Late actor Shashi Kapoor had all the time been relatively strict about retaining his non-public life away from the media and his followers. The actor married theatre actor Jennifer Kendal in 1958 however would hardly ever talk about her or their romance.
Nonetheless, in his biography, Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, the Star by Aseem Chhabra, Shashi did reveal the story of how his elder brother Shammi Kapoor and his spouse, actor Geeta Bali supported the couple.
Shammi and Geeta requested Shashi to carry Jennifer to satisfy the Kapoor household after they realized about their relationship. The guide additionally talked about that Raj Kapoor and Krishna Raj had additionally carried out the identical factor for Shammi and Geeta earlier than this. However earlier than Shashi might carry Jennifer to the home, he obtained a bit nervous. “I chickened out as a result of I assumed I’d be thrashed,” he mentioned. “So I compromised and took Jennifer to Shammiji’s place as an alternative and Geeta Bhabhi promptly fell in love together with her. A real romantic herself, she’d mortgage us her automotive and a little bit cash to exit for a meal and a drive,” he added.
However all was not misplaced. Quickly, Shammi spoke to their dad and mom about Jennifer and their match was made, albeit ‘grudgingly’.
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After getting married, Shashi and Jennifer grew to become dad and mom to sons Karan and Kunal, and daughter Sanjana. The couple additionally began the Prithvi theatre collectively. Jennifer was identified with terminal colon most cancers in 1982 and died in 1984.
In an interview, Shashi Kapoor had revealed he wished to marry Jennifer the second he noticed her. Shashi was 18 on the time. Nonetheless, Shashi’s father, actor Prithviraj Kapoor felt that he was too younger. Talking with Information Tak, Shashi had mentioned, “After I noticed Jennifer, after I was 18, I wished to marry her instantly. My dad and mom had been (shocked expression) mentioned, ‘My god 18 is a bit younger’. So I mentioned, ‘Okay, I will wait’. I waited two years, then they requested me ‘Do you continue to wish to?’ I mentioned, ‘Sure’ and so they mentioned okay.”
Shashi died in 2017 of liver cirrhosis.
