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Charismatic actor Shammi Kapoor, whowas on dialysis for quite some time before his demise, was"tired and could not take it anymore", megastar AmitabhBachchan has said.
Kapoor passed away Sunday (August 14) due to kidney failure atBreach Candy Hospital.
"He had got tired during the last two days. Never one togive up, he spoke for the first time in a tone that conveyedthat he had had enough, to Jaya a few days ago. 'I am tired, Ican't take it anymore' he lamented, with choked emotion.Morning at 5:15 he gave himself up to the heavens!," Bachchanwrote on his blog.
It was Bachchan's daughter Shweta, who told him aboutKapoor's death, following which, he drove to the actor'sresidence.
"It's always that dreaded moment in the early hours ordeep in the night when that phone call comes and bears thenews of a crisis. Shweta, walked into my room gingerly and inthe dark spoke up softly - 'Papa! Shammi uncle passed awayjust now! I sat up. The first words that come to your mouthare...Oh! God!...and then everything else takes over,"Bachchan said.
"A million memories hurry past as you drive down to his(Kapoor's) 'Blue Haven' residence. A cozy warm and welcomingapartment where we had spent many wonderful evenings andnights with him and his effervescence. There as I walk pasthis still pale figure embalmed and kept in a freeze container,you feel as though he would spring out of it and with hisfeisty elan invite you over to dine with him," he said.
Kapoor was cremated yesterday at Ban Ganga where hisfirst wife Geeta was cremated.
The 79-year-old actor, who was fond of driving cars, hadexpressed his desire to ride a Rolls Royce.
"'I want to ride a Rolls Royce', he would often say. Andwhen I offered to send him mine to keep and drive at will, hewould resist it. 'Let me come out of the hospital then weshall both go for a drive in it' he had excitedly told me. Wenever could get that ride together," Bachchan said.
Talking about Kapoor's hospital visits, Bachchan said,"He just loved life and all that it threw to him. He nevergave in. Strong and full of happy will, even as he struggledin his later years, he would never give the impression howgravely ill he was."
"He would laugh and joke on his numerous visits to thehospital for his dialysis, joke with the staff in thehospital, pull their leg. He would almost make you feel thathe was visiting you in hospital, rather than the other wayround," he said.
Bachchan and Kapoor have worked in a few films togetherincluding Manmohan Desai's Parvarish (1977), B R Chopra'sZameer (1974), Manmohan Desai's Desh Premee (1982) andShashi Kapoor's Ajooba (1991).
"Shammi ji and I worked together in a few films and itwas moments that can never be forgotten. His verve for life,its excitement, its energy was infectious. He would enter aroom and suddenly everything would electrify. You were happyin his company and his optimism. Spending a few moments withhim could pump up the adrenalin to its maximum degree," Big Bsaid.
"He would affectionately call me 'Babua' and every timehe saw me excel in something his was the first call," he said.
During his college days, when Bachchan first saw his filmDil Deke Dekho, he was mesmerized by the sheer power of hispresence.
Pics:Stars pay tribute to Shammi Kapoor
Charismatic actor Shammi Kapoor, whowas on dialysis for quite some time before his demise, was"tired and could not take it anymore", megastar AmitabhBachchan has said.
Kapoor passed away Sunday (August 14) due to kidney failure atBreach Candy Hospital.
"He had got tired during the last two days. Never one togive up, he spoke for the first time in a tone that conveyedthat he had had enough, to Jaya a few days ago. 'I am tired, Ican't take it anymore' he lamented, with choked emotion.Morning at 5:15 he gave himself up to the heavens!," Bachchanwrote on his blog.
It was Bachchan's daughter Shweta, who told him aboutKapoor's death, following which, he drove to the actor'sresidence.
"It's always that dreaded moment in the early hours ordeep in the night when that phone call comes and bears thenews of a crisis. Shweta, walked into my room gingerly and inthe dark spoke up softly - 'Papa! Shammi uncle passed awayjust now! I sat up. The first words that come to your mouthare...Oh! God!...and then everything else takes over,"Bachchan said.
"A million memories hurry past as you drive down to his(Kapoor's) 'Blue Haven' residence. A cozy warm and welcomingapartment where we had spent many wonderful evenings andnights with him and his effervescence. There as I walk pasthis still pale figure embalmed and kept in a freeze container,you feel as though he would spring out of it and with hisfeisty elan invite you over to dine with him," he said.
Kapoor was cremated yesterday at Ban Ganga where hisfirst wife Geeta was cremated.
The 79-year-old actor, who was fond of driving cars, hadexpressed his desire to ride a Rolls Royce.
"'I want to ride a Rolls Royce', he would often say. Andwhen I offered to send him mine to keep and drive at will, hewould resist it. 'Let me come out of the hospital then weshall both go for a drive in it' he had excitedly told me. Wenever could get that ride together," Bachchan said.
Talking about Kapoor's hospital visits, Bachchan said,"He just loved life and all that it threw to him. He nevergave in. Strong and full of happy will, even as he struggledin his later years, he would never give the impression howgravely ill he was."
"He would laugh and joke on his numerous visits to thehospital for his dialysis, joke with the staff in thehospital, pull their leg. He would almost make you feel thathe was visiting you in hospital, rather than the other wayround," he said.
Bachchan and Kapoor have worked in a few films togetherincluding Manmohan Desai's Parvarish (1977), B R Chopra'sZameer (1974), Manmohan Desai's Desh Premee (1982) andShashi Kapoor's Ajooba (1991).
"Shammi ji and I worked together in a few films and itwas moments that can never be forgotten. His verve for life,its excitement, its energy was infectious. He would enter aroom and suddenly everything would electrify. You were happyin his company and his optimism. Spending a few moments withhim could pump up the adrenalin to its maximum degree," Big Bsaid.
"He would affectionately call me 'Babua' and every timehe saw me excel in something his was the first call," he said.
During his college days, when Bachchan first saw his filmDil Deke Dekho, he was mesmerized by the sheer power of hispresence.
