Actor Shahid Kapoor, who recently made his debut on the OTT platform with the web series “Farzi” on Prime Video, talked about his Bollywood career spanning two decades in a recent interview. He revealed that he disliked his “cute” image in the early stages of his career but eventually learned to be graceful and accept it. The web series is directed by the duo of Raj and DK.
Shahid Kapoor is the son of actors Pankaj Kapur and Neliima Azeem. He began his Bollywood career in 1999 as a dancer in Subhash Ghai’s Taal, and made his debut as a lead actor in Ishq Vishk in 2003, winning a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for his performance. Over the years, Shahid has acted in various movies, including Vivah, Jab We Met, Kaminey, Padmaavat, and Kabir Singh, among others. In a recent interview, he reflected on his acting career and talked about how he was initially perceived as “cute”.
“I hate that word Vanilla. You know, I used to hate it when people say ‘Oh you are cute’. I hate it. I was like ‘Why would you say that to anybody.’ I never liked that word. I have learned to be graceful and accept it now, that people throw it at me. But I just felt that it is very limiting,” Shahid told Pinkvilla.
Speaking about his role in Farzi, Shahid said ‘some of his personal angst’ is attached to Sunny, his character in the web series. He said, “I am attracted to unconventional characters. You have to be an artist, which is what Farzi is all about. So, I think some of my personal angst is attached to Sunny in Farzi. And I wanted to express myself, you know. I wanted people to see my soul, to understand my emotions, to experience my mind, and not just stay busy with what is outside. That’s important, it matters.”
Shahid Kapoor made his OTT debut with the web series Farzi, which is directed by Raj and DK. In the series, he plays the character of Sunny, an artist who resorts to making counterfeit money to save his grandfather’s printing press. Along with Shahid, the series features Vijay Sethupathi, Kay Kay Menon, Raashii Khanna, Regina Cassandra, and Bhuvan Arora.
In another recent interview, Shahid had said that films like Jab We Met (2007) can only happen once in two decades. He also said he would like to work with director Imtiaz Ali on another romantic film. His upcoming projects include Ali Abbas Zafar’s Bloody Daddy and an untitled film with Kriti Sanon.
