Of the series of photo-ops that actor Shashi Kapoor’s award ceremony at Mumbai’s Prithvi Theatre afforded on Sunday, there was none more special than this one – the 77-year-old with eight of his former heroines.
The photo, taken after Mr Kapoor received his Dadasaheb Phalke Award from Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley, is being widely shared on social media. Actor Rishi Kapoor, Mr Kapoor’s nephew, posted the picture on Twitter, describing it as ‘WOW.’ His tweet has been favourited over 2,000 times and has over a 1,000 retweets.
In the photo, Mr Kapoor poses with Waheeda Rehman, his co-star in Kabhi Kabhie, Trishul and Namak Halaal; Asha Parekh, his heroine in Pyar Ka Mausam; Zeenat Aman, with whom he appeared in Raj Kapoor’s controversial film Satyam Shivam Sundaram; Shabana Azmi, co-star in several films including Junoon and Fakira; Rekha, who also appeared with him in multiple films like Baseraa and Utsav; Neetu Singh, who was heroine in Deewar and is married to Rishi Kapoor; Nafisa Ali, who made her debut in Junoon opposite Mr Kapoor; and Supriya Pathak, co-star in Kalyug and Vijeta.