MUMBAI MIRROR (December 5, 2017)

It is the end of an era,” Randhir Kapoor told the media, pointing out that his uncle, Shashi Kapoor, had been paired with his wife Babita in Ek Sriman Ek Srimati and Haseena Maan Jayegi and that he was “the most good looking star of his time”.

Randhir had informed the media about his uncle’s demise and was the first one to arrive at the suburban hospital with nephew Ranbir Kapoor on Monday evening. Kapoor matriarch Krishna Raj had turned up shortly after him. “Shashiji was suffering from a kidney problem since many years. He had been on constant dialysis and in and out of the hospital. He passed away at 5:20 pm on December 4. He was 79,” Randhir said, adding that a funeral will be held on Tuesday morning after the arrival of the late actor’s son, Karan Kapoor, who is based in the UK.

By 8pm, Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Rani Mukerji with Vaibhavi Merchant, Kajol, and other Kapoors— Babita, Karisma, Kareena with husband Saif Ali Khan —had arrived at the late star’s Juhu residence.