The late actor Shashi Kapoor always liked to keep his private life away from the media. He doesn’t often talk about his wife Jennifer Kendall, but this old interview may be a rare exception.
Bollywood fan site @notwhyral recently shared clips of old interviews with Shashi Kapoor on Instagram. It features Shashi, 46, talking about his grey hair and Jennifer. When the interviewer asked about his black hair, Shashi said: “Nahi mere bahut se baal kaale kiye gae hain sirf ye hissa chor diya gaya hai (no, most of my hair is dyed black, only that part is left out )” he said, rubbing his temples.
“Main bahut hi buzurg, bahut hi booda aadmi hu. Main 46 ka ho chuka hu (I’m a very old man. I’m 46),” he said, adding that he felt he was married to Jennifer 100 years. When the interviewer mentioned how they needed to relate to their past lives, Shashi said: “Mujhe lag raha hai agle janam ka bhi kuch hone wala hai inse. Uss din maine Jennifer se bhi kaha tha, ‘Lagta hai agle mein bhi aap hi aaengi’. Kya karein? (I think we will be together in the next life too. I said the same thing to Jennifer the other day, it seems you and I will be together in the next life too).
Jennifer died in 1984, the same year as this interview.
Fans love Shahi’s adoration of his wife. However, some were also saddened by her untimely death. “‘Agle my bhi aap hi aaengi’. So sad to think Jennifer passed away so early. How much Shahi loved her and how long he had been grieving for her,” one fan wrote. Another commented, “I don’t understand why he wasn’t the heartthrob of his era. To me, he was the most beautiful actor of his era.”
Shashi and Kendal got married in 1958 and welcomed three children–sons Karan and Kunal, and daughter Sanjana. In another interview, Shashi had said that he wanted to marry Jennifer the moment he saw her. Speaking with News Tak, Shashi had said, “When I saw Jennifer, when I was 18, I wanted to marry her immediately. My parents were (shocked expression) said, ‘My god 18 is a bit young’. So I said, ‘Okay, I’ll wait’. I waited two years, then they asked me ‘Do you still want to?’ I said, ‘Yes’ and they said okay.” Shashi died on December 4, 2017, after a prolong illness.
Complete News Source : Hindustan Times
