Shammi Kapoor passes away

Veteran actor Shammi Kapoor, hailed as ‘Elvis Presley of India’ and whose famous yell ‘Yahoo’ signified the arrival of a rebel star against the reigning trio of his time Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand and Dilip Kumar, passed away here on Sunday morning due to chronic renal failure.

The 79-year-old legend, born Shamsher Raj Kapoor to film and theatre actor Prithviraj Kapoor, was in the ICU of Breach Candy Hospital and breathed his last on Sunday morning, family sources said.

The funeral will take place on Monday morning, they informed.