"I guess, I am destiny's child. Tell you why. A friend of mine
was going for an audition and I'd dropped in there. One of the
assistants there insisted that I too should queue up. I did it just for a
lark. Two days later, I learnt that I was shooting with Shah Rukh Khan,
Rani Mukherjee and Kajol for the Pepsi ad." Any guesses who could be
this destiny's child? It's Shahid Kapoor also known as Sasha, especially
the ones who think he's cute. From wooing the teenage girls in his
chocolate boy romances like 'Ishq Vishq' and 'Vivah' to sweeping the
critics off their feet in 'Kaminey', Shahid has undoubtedly come a long
way. Speaking of his films, the highly lauded "Jab We Met" deserves a
special mention. Experts believe that the blockbuster movie in which he
starred with his then-girlfriend Kareena Kapoor proved to be the turning
point in his career.
As
a child, Shahid acted with Ayesha Takia in the Complan ad "I'm a
Complan boy". His next notable ad was the Pepsi super starrer ad
featuring Shahrukh, Rani and Kajol. Thereafter, he was seen in music
videos and commercials. Does the song 'Aankhon Mein Tera hi Chehra' by
'Aryans' featuring Hrishita Bhatt and Shahid Kapur ring a bell?
His
parents, mother Neelima Azeez and father Pankaj Kapoor, are actors.
Well, Neelima is still remembered as Shehnaz from the 1980s Doordarshan
serial Phir Wohi Talash where as Pankaj Kapur is a 3 times national
award winner and is known for his roles in Office Office, Maqbool and
Karamchand Jasoos.
Though his parents divorced when he was only
three, Shahid maintains that the news of his parents' separation did not
affect him much, owing to the love and affection he received from his
maternal grandparents, "Thanks to the care and concern of my
grandparents, I was never so affected by my parents separation. My mum
and I lived with them in Delhi's Press Enclave (Saket). My nana Anwar
Azim, was the editor of Sputnik brought out by Urdu Blitz", Shahid had
said in an interview with Zeenews in 2008.
Industry insiders say
that Shahid Kapoor loves to maintain a low-profile, has a boring life
and is shy. It was an enamoured Kareena Kapoor who 'pursued' the shy
Shahid! It's been also said that Shahid doesn't mind the numerous
link-ups with his co-actresses and good-looking celebrities. He has been
linked up with Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan and Sania Mirza.
Recently
Shahid was in the news for flying an F16 in Bangalore on Feb 12 at the
Aero India 2011 for his movie 'Mausam' which is being directed by his
dad Pankaj Kapur. He flew in the Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter aircraft
as a copilot with Paul 'Bear' Wendell up to 6G speed, did a loop and
also had a mock drill with F16. 'Mausam' where Shahid is playing a
fighter pilot is touted to be one of the biggest romantic movies in 2011
and judging by the posters of the movie it appears that the movie is
set in a different era. With "Jab We Met" considered as Shahid's best
romantic performance till date, I wonder whether his role in Mausam can
surpass his fondly remembered role as Aditya Kashyap.
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