Kapoor was admitted to the Kokilaben Hospital , Versova , Mumbai , for what was speculated to be chest infection , and died on 4 December 2017 . According to '' The Guardian '' , he was in hospital for treatment from long-standing liver and heart complications , and was always helping other patients . Officially , his cause of death was attributed to liver cirrhosis . His body was cremated . Kapoor and actress Sridevi , who died in 2018 , were the only two Indians honored posthumously in memoriam at 90th Academy Awards
90th Academy Awards
90th Academy Awards
Shashi Kapoor