Shammi Kapoor TV Show: Everyone was crazy about Shammi Kapoor’s acting but people liked his style of delivering dialogues a lot. He made his Bollywood debut in 1953 with the film Jeevan Jyoti. The film received decent accolades. But do you know that from the Kapoor family, only Shammi Kapoor tried his luck in TV apart from films? Yes, Raj Kapoor’s younger brother i.e. Shammi Kapoor also tried to advance his acting through TV.
Shammi Kapoor was seen in this show
It so happened that after Ramayan and Mahabharat were shown on TV, they proved to be a huge hit. After this, a show named Bible Stories was telecasted on TV. This show was based on the Bible. Bible Stories was shown on DD National from 1992 to mid-1993. The remaining episodes were then telecasted in 1996.
This was Shammi Kapoor’s role
Shammi Kapoor played the role of Nimrod in this TV show. Raja Murad was in the lead role with Shammi Kapoor in this TV show. He played the role of Noah in this mythological show. Kabir Bedi was also a part of this show. He played the role of Abraham.
Let us tell you that there was a time when there was a flood of mythological shows in the world of TV. After Ramayana and Mahabharata were shown on TV two decades ago, there was a flood of such shows. After the immense success of these two shows, Shri Krishna was also telecasted on TV. This serial was also a hit. After this, a show was also made on Bhagwat Geeta.
If we talk about Shammi Kapoor, he continued working in films even after this TV show. However, he was the only person from the Kapoor family who stepped into the world of TV during that period.
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