As the 71st National Film Awards were presented earlier this week with major winners including Shah Rukh Khan, Mohanlal, Rani Mukerji, and Vikrant Massey; we take a look at one such superstar who refused the National Award for his debut film. Born as Balbir Raj Kapoor to Prithviraj Kapoor and his wife Ramsarni Mehra Kapoor in Calcutta, British India, on March 18, 1938, Shashi Kapoor was the youngest brother of Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor. After appearing as a child artist in successful films like Aag, Sangram, Samadhi and Awaara, Shashi made his debut as a leading man in 1961 with Yash Chopra's partition drama Dharmputra.

Also starring Mala Sinha, Rehman, Nirupa Roy, Ashok Kumar, and Rajendra Kumar among others, Dharmputra was awarded the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hind

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