<p>As Shashi Kapoor breathed his last on Monday in Mumbai, Indian, as well as International media, reported the news of his demise on their respective platforms. Being India&#39;s first crossover star, Kapoor&#39;s demise was naturally covered by media outside India as well.<br />
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But BBC&#39;s tribute to the late actor left the channel red in its face&nbsp;as it aired clips of Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor even as the news presenter announced the news of Shashi Kapoor&#39;s death.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hang on <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bbcnews</a> Shashi Kapoor has died not Amitabh Bachan or Rishi Kapoor, who you&#39;ve weirdly used to illustrate the story. <a href="https://t.co/48jo6DGjU6">pic.twitter.com/48jo6DGjU6</a></p>
&mdash; Media Diversified (@WritersofColour) <a href="https://twitter.com/WritersofColour/status/937813480568229888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>The goof-up did not go down well with the people onTwitterati, naturally.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Lazy journalism. &nbsp;How many white actors/directors are mistaken for another white person? No, &#39;brown&#39; people do not all look the same. <a href="https://t.co/cYqPdJjVJ0">https://t.co/cYqPdJjVJ0</a></p>
&mdash; Graeme (@Lurganexile) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lurganexile/status/937824763820544000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">So BBC News mention the death of Shashi Kapoor yet show clips of Amitabh Bacchan ???? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/research?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#research</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/fail?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#fail</a></p>
&mdash; Tamish Khullar (@TamishKhullar) <a href="https://twitter.com/TamishKhullar/status/937813250900742144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/BBCNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BBCNews</a> At least show the picture of Veteran Actor Shashi Kapoor . BBC showing all other actors except his picture or video <a href="https://t.co/6aups2hQrx">pic.twitter.com/6aups2hQrx</a></p>
&mdash; RRaman Kumar (@RRamanKumar) <a href="https://twitter.com/RRamanKumar/status/937813389845417984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Someone at the BBC thought the brown person in this VT is the same person. Worse still neither of them are the deceased actor Huw refers to. It&rsquo;s poor when it would have taken them seconds to verify. Not enough care. <a href="https://t.co/iFARRcqe19">https://t.co/iFARRcqe19</a></p>
&mdash; Adil Ray OBE (@adilray) <a href="https://twitter.com/adilray/status/937820942234980354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">FFS ! <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BBCNews</a> , Don&rsquo;t your researchers know how to use google?</p>
&mdash; Centrist Massi #FBPE (@Massie68) <a href="https://twitter.com/Massie68/status/937815563124051969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Interestingly, the two clips that BBC ran were of two different actors and most wondered how the channel could not differentiate between the two. Worst still, the clip of Amitabh Bachchan that the channel used was from <em>Kabhie Kabhie</em>- a film that featured Shashi Kapoor as well.&nbsp;<br />
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Trolled by people, BBC&#39;s Paul Royall issued an apology and wrote, &quot;#BBCNewsTen is very sorry wrong images were used to mark the death of Shashi Kapoor. Not our usual standards and I apologise for any upset.&quot;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BBCNewsTen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BBCNewsTen</a> is very sorry wrong images were used to mark the death of Shashi Kapoor. Not our usual standards and I apologise for any upset.</p>
&mdash; Paul Royall (@paulroyall) <a href="https://twitter.com/paulroyall/status/937828241863213056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Earlier, an<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/entertainment-twitter-confuses-politician-shashi-tharoor-as-shashi-kapoor-sends-condolence-messages-25909"> Indian news channel created a similar blooper</a> by addressing the wrong name of the deceased on their Twitter profile. Instead of tagging Shashi Kapoor, the news channel&#39;s team wrote about Congress politician Shashi Tharoor&#39;s death.&nbsp;<br />
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After receiving a number of calls, Tharoor wrote back, &quot;We&#39;re getting condolence calls in the office. Reports of my demise are, if not exaggerated, at least premature. #ShashiKapoor.&quot;&nbsp;<br />
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BBC's aired clips of Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor even as the news presenter announced the news of Shashi Kapoor's death.

As Shashi Kapoor breathed his last on Monday in Mumbai, Indian, as well as International media, reported the news of his demise on their respective platforms. Being India's first crossover star, Kapoor's demise was naturally covered by media outside India as well. But BBC's tribute to the late actor left the channel red in its face as it aired clips of Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor even as the news presenter announced the news of Shashi Kapoor's death. Hang on @bbcnews Shashi Kapoor has died not Amitabh Bachan or Rishi Kapoor, who you've weirdly used to illustrate the story. pic.twitter.com/48jo6DGjU6 — Media Diversified (@WritersofColour) December 4, 2017 × The goof-up did not go down well with the people onTwitterati, naturally. Lazy journalism. How many white actors/directors are mistaken for another white person? No, 'brown' people do not all look the same. https://t.co/cYqPdJjVJ0 — Graeme (@Lurganexile) December 4, 2017 × So BBC News mention the death of Shashi Kapoor yet show clips of Amitabh Bacchan ???? #research #fail — Tamish Khullar (@TamishKhullar) December 4, 2017 × @BBCNews At least show the picture of Veteran Actor Shashi Kapoor . BBC showing all other actors except his picture or video pic.twitter.com/6aups2hQrx — RRaman Kumar (@RRamanKumar) December 4, 2017 × Someone at the BBC thought the brown person in this VT is the same person. Worse still neither of them are the deceased actor Huw refers to. It’s poor when it would have taken them seconds to verify. Not enough care. https://t.co/iFARRcqe19 — Adil Ray OBE (@adilray) December 4, 2017 × FFS ! @BBCNews , Don’t your researchers know how to use google? — Centrist Massi #FBPE (@Massie68) December 4, 2017 × Interestingly, the two clips that BBC ran were of two different actors and most wondered how the channel could not differentiate between the two. Worst still, the clip of Amitabh Bachchan that the channel used was from Kabhie Kabhie- a film that featured Shashi Kapoor as well. Trolled by people, BBC's Paul Royall issued an apology and wrote, "#BBCNewsTen is very sorry wrong images were used to mark the death of Shashi Kapoor. Not our usual standards and I apologise for any upset." #BBCNewsTen is very sorry wrong images were used to mark the death of Shashi Kapoor. Not our usual standards and I apologise for any upset. — Paul Royall (@paulroyall) December 4, 2017 × Earlier, an Indian news channel created a similar blooper by addressing the wrong name of the deceased on their Twitter profile. Instead of tagging Shashi Kapoor, the news channel's team wrote about Congress politician Shashi Tharoor's death. After receiving a number of calls, Tharoor wrote back, "We're getting condolence calls in the office. Reports of my demise are, if not exaggerated, at least premature. #ShashiKapoor."

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BBC airs Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor's clips as they announce Shashi Kapoor's death news