Be it Haider Meer, Tommy Singh, Maharaja Rawal Ratan Singh or his up and coming depiction as boxing legend Dingko Singh, on-screen character Shahid Kapoor says he adores to overwhelm the group of onlookers with something that they don’t anticipate that him will do.
As far back as his introduction in 2003 with Ishq Vishk, Shahid has demonstrated his adaptability with films as various as Jab We Met, Kaminey, Haider, Udta Punjab, Padmaavat, Batti Gul Meter Chalu. His most recent venture to be reported is a film in which he will play Dingko Singh.
Asked how he continues breaking and building one picture from another, Shahid told IANS here: “Each imaginative being needs to astound individuals. Thus, whatever individuals say of you, ends up like a relentless need to break out of that and accomplish something else. I surmise that is the thing that makes you some individual as advancing imaginatively and evolving. Along these lines, I constantly enjoyed doing that.
“I don’t care for being told what I can do. I get a kick out of the chance to amaze individuals with the way that I can accomplish something that they didn’t anticipate that me will do that what makes me a performing artist.”
On films that have a dash of authenticity, Shahid stated: “It is incredible. It is an impression of our general public and the way that individuals need to discuss stories that are about them.
“The group of onlookers needs to see stories that are relatable. I constantly needed to be a piece of movies like that and the way that it is working today it is extremely reassuring.”
The 37-year-old performing artist says there was a period he was in motion pictures and they “were made about stuff I couldn’t associate with”.
“They were a little flighty and little artificial so to say. It is great to see that good content is being accepted. Films that are about real things and people that feel palpable that feel like this is actually happening. So, every opportunity I get in that space I grab it with both hands.”
Shahid, who has worked in entertainers like Phata Poster Nikla Hero and R… Rajkumar, is happy about the “lines blurring” between masala Hindi films and content-driven cinema.
“The definition of hardcore commercial is changing. It is changing for the better. I think entertainment for the sake of entertainment is there which most actors enjoy doing as well, but the fact that people want to see stories and be entertained in different ways is very encouraging,” he said.
“Even a film like Batti Gul Meter Chalu is very entertaining… It has a dash of humour, love story, friendship and a family angle but at the same time it is also talking about something which is very real and relevant and important,” he added. Shahid walked the ramp here last week for designer Amit Aggarwal at the recently concluded Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2018.
He is happy with the kind of content filmmakers are making. “The fact that filmmakers and writers are learning to create content like that is amazing. Then you are giving the audience a little bit of everything… It is a good balance,” he added.