After spinning into the spotlight with the hit song-and-dance number Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu in Howrah Bridge (1958), Helen signed scores of films as a dancer. But Helen was raring to step out of her dancing shoes, and play heroine instead.
Extract on Shammi Kapoor from the book Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema
Vijayta Pandit has revealed that Gaurav's father, onetime jubilee star Rajendra Kumar, made sure that she never signed another film with his son Kumar Gaurav despite filmmakers clamouring to repeat their pair.
John Abraham and Bipasha Basu emerged as a popular power duo who set new fitness goals for their audience.
Meena Kumari would nudge a blushing Suraiya on the sets of Sanam and whisper 'Aa rahe hai... aapke' when Dev Anand sauntered onto the sets.
'He had a terrific sense of what works at the box office and what doesn't.'
From Shammi Kapoor's first hit to the character roles in his autumn years, Arthur J Pais has hoarded many memories of the actor.
In this week's Classic Re-visited special, we look back at Shammi Kapoor and Asha Parekh's 1966 film, Teesri Manzil.
Hrithik Roshan pays a tribute to Shammi Kapoor.
Prem Chopra remembers his old co-star.
Sukanya Verma looks at instances of aristocrats falling for commoners on the silver screen.
Shreekant Sambrani tells himself over and over again, don't lose heart in these dire times, there is asha (hope) still, in the divine voice of Asha Bhosle.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali remembers the late actor.
The actor shared the screen for the last time in grand nephew Ranbir Kapoor's Rockstar.
Throughout Parasakthi, Sivakarthikeyan mentions he is not against Hindi but the imposition of Hindi, notes A Ganesh Nadar.
A fan recounts her early fond memories associated with the actor.
Mohammad Rafi had a powerful range that could accommodate anything from the sublime O duniya ke rakhwale for Bharat Bhushan in Baiju Bawra to the eccentric Badan pe sitare lapete huye for Shammi Kapoor in Prince.
Yesteryear actor Deb Mukherjee passed into the ages on March 14.
Dinesh Raheja views Raj Kapoor's cinema through his women, while celebrating his birth centenary on December 14.
Remembering the Eternal Charmer. Remembering an Awesome Human Being. Remembering an actor and film-maker, the likes of whom we will not see again.
After their Christian wedding cin Goa, Aadar Jain and Alekha Advani are getting ready for the Hindu ceremony.
The Kapoors prayed for the matriarch at a chautha.
Nanda says of Manmohan Desai: 'I wanted a husband who doesn't bow down before anyone else.' 'He has worked with Amitabh Bachchan in so many films but it's always on a one-to-one basis. I admire that.'
Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor had a special Christmas treat in store for the media when they put their daughter Raha under the spotlight and revealed her face to the world for the first time.
The Kapoors were present at Karan Kapoor's photography exhibition in Mumbai.
Family and friends grieve at the legendary actor's passing.
Ranbir's cousins were in strength at Alia Bhatt's baby shower.
The ailing yesteryear actor had two very strong reasons.
The Kapoors gather at Shashi Kapoor's home for a grand Christmas reunion.
'Asha Parekh once said he never really went beyond the villager he originally was.'
A look at pictures from Shashi Kapoor's annual Christmas brunch.
'Those were not kind days for a woman with a break-up. The world has changed; today, nobody cares.'
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
Aditya Raj Kapoor talks about his father Shammi Kapoor.
In this special three-part series, we look at the best roles of the next generation of Kapoors.
Zeenat Aman shares pictures from Shammi Kapoor's directorial debut Manoranjan where she played a sex worker, Nisha and spoke in detail about how the moral police had a field day because of her flirtatious and sexy outfits in the film.
'All through the making of Dil Daulat Aur Duniya, Rajesh Khanna never acknowledged me.' 'Dev Anand couldn't carry off a dhoti in Insaaniyat. He told me that he would never wear one again.' 'Shammi Kapoor and I began on an icy note during Raajkumar, but once the cold vibes thawed, we became the best of buddies.'
The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film?
A look at the pictures.
