Not surprisingly, Shammi Kapoor also joined the family profession in 1953 at
the age of 22. But the gawky young Shammi who sported a pencil-thin moustache
and greasy, slicked back hair, soon found himself amidst a heap of flops,
including Rail Ka Dibba (Madhubala), Shama Parwana (Suraiya) and Mehbooba (Nalini
Jaywant).