He was the Kapoor, who stood out in the whole Kapoor dynasty. The charming dimple guy of the golden era, Shashi Kapoor was truly a heart rob. With his phenomenal acting performance and dashing looks, Shashi robbed many hearts. But the one special person who robbed his heart was his wife Jennifer Kendal. The beautiful diva made Shashi lose his heart and stay devoted to her till she took her last breath. The couple may fail to see a happy ending but they shared a love story that is nothing less than a fairy tale.
The love story of the couple started back in the time when Shashi was rising to fame. The couple first met at the Royal Opera House in Mumbai, then Bombay.
Attending the event, Shashi lost his heart to a beautiful and angelic girl black-and-white polka-dotted dress. Soon he decided to approach her and got to know that she was Jennifer Kendal, daughter of Shakespearana's Geoffrey Kendal.
Without wasting the time Shashi took her backstage and confessed how she made him feel head over heels in love. Reciprocating the feelings, Jennifer too liked him and their love story finally started.
While the love story of the two was going all fine, Jennifer’s father stood against the courtship of the two. He would not hear an Indian actor tying knots with his daughter. He often made fun of Shashi’s accent and passed on some nasty comments.
After Geoffrey didn't give them his consent for months, Jennifer decided to leave his theatre company and ran away from Shashi. When Jennifer came to Shashi, he asked his brother Raj Kapoor for help and he sent him two flight tickets to Bombay.
Soon, the couple arrived in London and the whole Kapoor family got to know about their affair. As per the report, it was Geeta Bali, who met Jennifer for the first time. Accepting Jennifer as their Bahu, Geeta gave Jennifer her dupatta.
In July 1958, 20-year-old Shashi Kapoor and 25-year-old Jennifer Kendal got married. They have three children together, sons Karan and Kunal, and daughter Sanjana.
