Why was Raj Kapoor called “Taxi”?

The late actor Shashi Kapoor was liked by the audience for his spontaneous smile and unique style. However, very few people know that his real name was not ‘Shashi’. Shashi Kapoor’s real name of Kapoor family was Balbir Raj Kapoor and there is a beautiful story behind it. Shashi Kapoor was born on 18 March 1938 at Prithviraj Kapoor in Kolkata.

In this way Shashi Kapoor got this name.

Shashi Kapoor’s real name was Balbir Raj Kapoor, which he was given by his grandmother. However, Shashi Kapoor’s mother Ramsharani Kapoor was irritated by the name Balbir, so she lovingly called her as Shashi Kapoor. Soon his name Balbir became famous and his name Shashi also became famous in the film world. There was an atmosphere of acting in his house. Following the footsteps of his father and brothers, he also decided to make a career in the film industry. There is another story associated with the name of Shashi Kapoor. Shashi Kapoor, the youngest among the brothers, got a lot of pampering. After making a child artist in the 1945 film ‘Tadbir’, he appeared in many films and was very busy with work. Seeing his busyness, his elder brother Raj Kapoor named him ‘Taxi’ and he used to call him by the same name.

This was Shashi Kapoor’s journey.

Let us tell you that Shashi Kapoor started his film career in 1945 with the film ‘Tadbir’ and later he worked as a child artist in ‘Aag’, ‘Sangram’, ‘Awara’. He was also very popular as a child artist. Shashi Kapoor’s first film was ‘Dharmaputra’, in which she acted with Mala Sinha and Rahman.

After this, he ‘Jab Jab Jab Phool Khile’, ‘Hasina Maan Gaye’, ‘Ek Sir Ek Mrs.’, ‘Aa Gaar Laga Ja’, ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’, ‘Kanyadan’, ‘Shy’, ‘Kite’, ‘Kite’, ‘Chor-Chori’, ‘Chor Machae Shor’, ‘Chor Sipahi’, ‘Chor Sipahi’, ‘Hiralal Pannalal’, ‘Hiralal Pannalal’, ‘Hiralal Pannalal’, ‘Shaan’, ‘Shant’, ‘Shant’, ‘Battle,’ Battle and House Hallal ‘ Adi appeared in successful films. Shashi Kapoor was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2011 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2014.