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Jennifer Kendal was an English actress and the founder of the Prithvi Theatre. She was married to Shashi Kapoor and starred in several films, including 36 Chowringhee Lane, for which she won a BAFTA Award.
Jennifer Kendal was a British actress who married Indian actor Shashi Kapoor in 1958. She appeared in several films by Merchant Ivory Productions and died of colon cancer in 1984.
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How did it all start? It was the Royal Opera House in Mumbai, then Bombay, where Shashi caught a glimpse of a beautiful girl dressed in a black-and-white polka-dotted dress. Little did he know then that the girl, Jennifer Kendal, daughter of Shakespearana's Goeffrey Kendal, would change his life. According to Jennifer's sister Felicity Kendal's aut...
However, it was not all rosy in the beginning as Jennifer's father was against their relationship. He would not hear of the actor marrying his daughter and was often nasty towards him. He chastised him for his accent and fought with him over Jennifer, but that couldn't keep the couple apart. In a biography of Shashi Kapoor written by Aseem Chhabra,...
In 1983, Jennifer was diagnosed with colon cancer and she spent the last months of her life in her home in Britain. She died in 1984, leaving Shashi devastated. His son, Kunal had earlier said, "When he got there, that was the first time he cried. Really, he wept." Simi Garewal wrote in Shashi Kapoor's biography, "Jennifer occupied - or Shashi surr...
Women may have lusted after other actors, but they fell in love with Shashi Kapoor. Be it his dimpled cheeks or his on-screen romance, lovelorn daughters, mothers and even grandmothers believed in him as a romantic lover. His 1965 film Jab Jab Phool Khile was a key takeaway as his romance with leading co-actor Nanda was simply unmissable. Given the...
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Oct 14, 2023 · Tragedy struck in 1984 when Jennifer Kendal passed away due to cancer. Her loss was a profound and heartbreaking moment in Shashi Kapoor's life, and he publicly mourned her for the rest of his days.
Feb 11, 2024 · Learn how the legendary actor and his English wife overcame societal barriers, poverty, and tragedy to stay together for life. Read about their love story, their careers, and their legacy in Bollywood.
Dec 5, 2017 · THE EPIC LOVE STORY. In 1956, an 18-year-old Shashi Kapoor met Jennifer Kendal in Calcutta. Jennifer was playing Miranda in 'The Tempest' as part of her father Geoffrey's Shakespeareana production. Love bloomed between the two despite a four-year age difference, and the two got married by July 1958, after facing initial resistance from Jennifer ...
Jennifer Kendal (1934-1984) was an English-born actress and costume designer who worked in Indian cinema. She was married to Shashi Kapoor and had a sister Felicity Kendal.
