Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor passes away at the age of 79. The actor had been admitted to the hospital last night in a suburban hospital in Mumbai and had been battling ill-health for a long time. His nephew and actor, Randhir Kapoor has confirmed the news. He said " Yes, he passed away at 5.15. We are all very sad about it. He had kidney issues." Shashi Kapoor was born in 1938 and is survived by his three kids Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, and Sanjana Kapoor.