Shammi Kapoor: Life in Pics

It's a sad day for Bollywood as actor Shammi Kapoor, whose war cry yahooooo became part of the Bollywood lore, moves on to the hereafter.

He ruled the late 1950s and 1960s with his unique style and versatile range, passed away on Sunday at the Breach Candy Hospital here, family sources said.

He was 79. He is survived by his wife Neela Devi, son Aditya Raj and daughter Kanchan Desai. (BCCL/Shantanu Das)

According to the sources, he was on dialysis for the last few years and was undergoing the procedure at least thrice a week. He was on Saturday admitted to the ICU of the hospital. (BCCL/Nilesh Kulkarni)

An Internet buff, a gizmo and gadget freak, and passionate about driving, nothing could ever get this swashbuckling irrepressible hero down and out.  (BCCL/Subrata Kotal)

Not even the three-day- a- week dialysis ritual, which he was his routine for the last many years. (BCCL/Nilesh Kulkarni)

The actor, who made his debut in Bollywood in 1953, when the film 'Jeevan Jyoti' was released, carved out a niche for himself with the superhit Junglee in 1961.

Amitabh Bachchan and Shammi Kapoor pose for the lenses.(Pravin Panchal) (BCCL)

Shammi Kapoor won the Filmfare Best Actor Award in 1968 for his performance in 'Brahmachari'.

His new image took ground and his subsequent films were all in this genre later.

The funeral for the legend actor will be held on August 15 at 11 am at Ban Ganga crematorium in Mumbai. (BCCL/K.K.Choudhary)

He shared a very close relationship with Aamir's uncle Nasir Hussain, who directed him in Teesri Kasam, Tumsa Nahin Dekha and Dil Deke Dekho. He said 'Aamir has grown up in front of my eyes and I am very proud of his achievements. Aamir made one very moving comment about me at a felicitation function' ; He said, 'Shammi Kapoor is not the Elvis Presley of India. Elvis Presley is the Shammi Kapoor of America.' (BCCL/K.K.Choudhary)

Shammi Kapoor with Imran Khan at his and Avantika Malik's wedding reception party, which was organised by Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao at Taj Lands End in Bandra on February 05, 2011. (BCCL/Pradeep Paliwal)

Shammi Kapoor at veteran actor Pran's 90th birthday bash at Royal China, Mumbai on February 12, 2010.(Pic: Viral Bhayani)

Shammi Kapoor at the music launch of 'Taare Zamen Par', Aamir Khan's first directorial debut at his residence.

Shammi Kapoor at the event 'Purani Jeans' with him and Sharmila Tagore, an event which was organised by Radio Mirchi at PVR Cinemas in Goregaon.  (BCCL/Sachin Gokhale)

In this picture, Shammi Kapoor on the sets of a film with father Prithviraj Kapoor and brother Raj along with nephews Rishi and Randhir.

Shammi Kapoor noted 'This photo was taken at the silver jubilee function of a Raj Kapoor film at a cinema in Bombay in 1953. With me, is my girlfriend, Nadia Gamal, a belly dancer who I met in Ceylon and as we were in love we were to get married. Somehow things didn't work out and she went back to Cairo. At that age, she was 17 and I was 22.' How different would his life and times been had he moved to Egypt for her? We can only imagine...

Shammi Kapoor, seen here with first wife Geeta Bali and his family, in a picture dated 1955.

Portrait of the artist as a young man: The forever young Shammi Kapoor

This will be Shammi Kapoor's last screen appearance.