5 Dec – One of India's most prominent and renowned actors Shashi Kapoor has passed away yesterday due to prolonged liver cirrhosis. "Yes, he has passed away," his nephew Randhir Kapoor, the son of the late Raj Kapoor, told the Press Trust of India. "He had a kidney problem and was on dialysis for several years." Dr Ram Narain from the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, where the actor took his last breath, confirmed that the actor passed away at 5:20 pm on 4 December.