Watch: Shashi Kapoor gets three-gun salute wrapped in tricolour

Legendary Indian actor Shashi Kapoor breathed his last Monday at the age of 79 after being treated for a prolonged illness.

On Tuesday, the veteran actor was wrapped in the tricolour and given a three-gun saluteby the police for his last rites at the Santacruz Hindu Crematorium.

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He died at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on Monday.

Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Salim Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Anil Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Ranbir Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Supriya Pathak, Shakti Kapoor and Suresh Oberoi among others were present at the cremation.

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Shashi Kapoor was born as Balbir Raj Kapoor on 18 March 1938 and was the 3rd and the youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor, the younger brother of Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, the widower of Jennifer Kendal (sister of actress Felicity Kendal). He was a father to three: Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, and Sanjana Kapoor.

Shashi Kapoor was honoured with the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2011 for his contributions to Art-Cinema. In 2015, he was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, making him the third member of Kapoor family to receive the highest award in Indian Cinema, after his father and brother Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor, respectively.

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Shashi Kapoor received three national awards and four Filmfare awards amongst others for his acting.

One of the few actors who was successful in both Bollywood and Hollywood ventures. His most famous films include "Deewar", "Sharmelee", "Kabhie Kabhie", "Trishna", "Roti Kapda Aur Makan", "Heeralal Pannalal", "Satyam Shivam Sundaram", "Trishul", "Silsila" and more.

His award-winning roles were in movies like "Muhafiz", "New Delhi Times", "Junoon", "Kalyug", "Deewar" and "Jab Jab Phool Khile".