Goa, Nov 24: Kunal Kapoor, son of noted actor, producer, filmmaker Shashi Kapoor, interacted with the media here on Monday to give details of the special retrospective on Shashi Kapoor which opened at IFFI 2015on Saturday.
The retrospective opened with the screening of the film Junoon.
Shashi Kapoor was a recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2014.
The special retrospective on Shashi Kapoor will screen eight films from ‘ The Householder’ to ‘Muhafiz’, covering more than three decades of his career. One of the earliest actors to go international, his versatility as actor made him an incredible asset in both artistic and popular cinema. The films to be screened under retrospective include Deewar, Junoon, Kalyug, Muhafiz, New Delhi Times, “Shakespearewallah”, The Householder and Utsav.
Addressing the press conference, Kunal Kapoor said, “We are striving to take forward the legacy of the great Prithvi Raj Kapoor in various ways and restoration of the films of my father is one of them. We are now trying to restore the films of Shashi Kapoor since restoration, maintenance and preservation of films is very important to carry forward the legacy for the younger generation to see it.“
Shahsi Kapoor, born in 1938 as Balbir Raj Kapoor, was the youngest of the Prithviraj Kapoor’s four children.
