He never got his dues: Big B

He never got his dues: Big B
Monday, October 29, 2007 15:34 IST
By Subhash K Jha, Santa Banta News Network
/> Beginning in 1962 character-actor Satyen Kappu who passed away quietly and unsung on Saturday 27 October went on to do hundreds of films playing the kind father or the evil uncle. He was last seen in Raman Kumar's Sarhad Paar.

In his lifetime Kappu did hundreds of films. One of his most celebrated roles was that of Amitabh Bachchan's father in Yash Chopra's Deewaar. The disgraced baap in the tattoo 'Mere baap chor hai' on the protagonist's hand was Kappu.

The Big B and Kappu did many films together.

Says the Big B, "God! It's really sad he's gone. Satyen Kappu was a fine humanbeing. He was an actor of many qualities. But he never got his dues.

I did so many memorable films with him including Deewaar, Raaste Ka Patthar, Benaam. Kasauti, Majboor, Zanjeer, Imaan Dharam, Kala Pathhar,Mr Natwarlal and Sholay. I feel very upset about his going."

Asha Parekah recalls Satyen as a thorough gentleman. "A fine humanbeing. We were together in some films and as members of the Cine Artistes' Association where I was president and he was treasurer. I'd always ask him for gutka and he would smilingly oblige. He was always smiling.

Lately he suffered from ill health. He had a leg problem and couldn't walk. I wanted to go for his cremation. But couldn't. I'll definitely visit his family."

Though in his later years Satyen could barely walk he continued to be active on television. He was seen in a couple of soaps by Aroona Irani.

Recalls Anupam Kher, "We were both late starters. He was a very good actor but didn't get his dues. We often ran into one another because we had a common secretary. Eventually I lost track of his whereabouts. What I remember the most about him is his speech. He spoke very good and fluent Hindi. Another unsung hero from the fringes in our films."
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