Shammi Kapoor (Hindi: ????? ???? , Urdu: ???? ?????), born 21 October 1931, is an Indian film actor and director. He was a prominent lead actor in Hindi cinema during the late 1950s and 1960s.

He was born with the given name Shamsher Raj Kapoor in Mumbai to film and theatre actor Prithviraj Kapoor. Shammi was the second of three sons born to Prithviraj (the other two being Raj Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor), all of whom were, like their father, successful Bollywood actors. Though he was born in Mumbai, he spent a major portion of his childhood in Kolkata, where his father was involved with New Theatres Studios, acting in films. It was in Kolkata only that he did his Monntessary and Kindergarten. After coming back to Mumbai, he first went to St. Josephs Convent (Wadala) and then, to Don Bosco School. Shammi Kapoor finished his schooling from New Era School, at Hughes Road.

Shammi Kapoor, is hailed to be the one of the finest actors that Hindi cinema has ever produced. He was the leading star of Hindi cinema during the late 1950s as well as the 1960s. One of the successful sons of film and theatre actor Prithviraj Kapoor, Shammi was extremely versatile as an actor. He debuted in Bollywood in 1953, with the film Jeevan Jyoti and went on to deliver hits like Tumsa Nahin Dekha (Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957 film)), Dil Deke Dekho, Junglee, Dil Tera Diwana, Professor (Professor (film)), China Town (China Town (film)), Rajkumar (Rajkumar (1964 film)), Kashmir Ki Kali, Janwar (Janwar (1965 film)), Teesri Manzil, An Evening in Paris, Bramhachari (Brahmachari (Hindi film)), and Andaz (Andaz (1971 film)) and Vidhaata. He recieved the Filmfare Best Actor Award in 1968 for his performance in Brahmachari and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Vidhaata in 1982.