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Today is the 44th birthday of actor Shahid Kapoor. He has worked in films like Ishq-Vishk, Vivah, Jab We Met, Haider, Kabir Singh. There was a time when Shahid’s image was a chocolate hero, but he provided experiments with the role that he could also do an intense look role.
However, Shahid had to struggle a lot for the perfection of these rolls and also had sacrifices. Sometimes he had to adopt a strict diet, sometimes he had to smoke 20-20 cigarettes a day despite not wanting.
Today, on the 44th birthday, we know the decisions of Shahid Kapoor’s life, which he took for his films ..
Shahid’s initial journey flopped due to Hrithik Roshan Shahid made her Bollywood debut as a hero from the film Ishq Vishk (2003). He got the film after a 4 -year -old Struggle and about 200 auditions. In this, the public liked Shahid’s chocolate boy look very much. He also started getting offers from films, but still some people told Shahid that even after this debut, nothing can happen to you.
Actually, Hrithik Roshan made his Bollywood debut 2 years before Shahid. The industry people said that they can adopt the same new actor as a hero in just 5 years. He came true to say. The proof of this was that in 2004, Shahid’s 2 films Fida and Dil Mange More were released, but both films were beaten at the box office. This was mentioned by Shahid in the interview of Mid Day India.
Shahid was seen opposite Amrita Rao in the film Ishq Vishk. Made in a budget of 8.5 crores, the film grossed 11.03 crores worldwide.
Shahid told the director- expel me from the film marriage After 2 years, Shahid kept trying to make a comeback in 2005, but did not succeed. His film is crazy, wow life, and such a peak fell at the box office.
When Shahid was fighting the bad phase of his career, Suraj Barjatya came as an angel. He offered the film marriage to Shahid. Suraj wanted to feature a simple and good looking boy.
The film’s concept was new for Shahid. At that time he did not even trust himself. He was no longer in a position to afford a flop film. Nevertheless, he accepted the offer of Suraj Barjatya. But the shooting of this film was only 8 days that Shahid went to Suraj and said- Sir, if you still want to cast another actor, you can do it. On this, Suraj told Shahid that you only focus on your acting, I will handle the rest. Focusing on acting only, Shahid focused on acting.
The film, released on 10 November 2006, proved to be Vivah Superhit. This gave a new twist to Shahid’s career.
Kareena Kapoor signed a sign at Shahid’s behest The year 2007 was also lucky for Shahid. The film released this year Jab We Met got the strength of Shahid’s career’s best film. However, he was not the first choice for the film.
Initially, director Imtiaz Ali cast Bobby Deol in the film. It was Bobby who suggested Kareena’s name to Imtiaz. However, Imtiaz had to stop shooting for the film for some time. He was busy in another project. After completing the work, when he wanted to start shooting for Jab We Met, Bobby became busy in another shoot.
Then Imtiaz chose Shahid for Aditya’s role and Kareena for the song. He wanted to put both the real life love story on the film screen. However, Kareena was not ready for this. Then at the behest of Shahid, he signed the film. This was mentioned by Imtiaz in the interview of Galatta India.
Keep shooting even after a leg injury After 2007, Shahid’s bad phase started again. From 2008 to 2013, films like Kismet Connection, Kaminey, Dil Bole Haraippa, Dance Pe Chance, Pathshala, crook company, Milane-Milge, Mausam, Teri Meri Kahani, Fata Poster Nikla Hero were released. Of these, only Kismet Connection earned average at the box office.
Through the 2013 film R. Rajkumar, Shahid again got back the lost success in the industry. The film was a commercial hit. However, during the shooting of the film, Shahid had to face all the problems.
According to reports, Shahid was injured during the shooting of climax scenes. The ligament of his leg was torn. He was in great pain. Still he continued shooting. He continued to shoot action scenes with physiotherapy for 8 days.
The film for which the Filmfare Award was received, did not charge the fee for it Before 2014, Shahid was seen in romantic and soft roles in most films, which film Haider transformed his career. However, he did not charge a fee of one rupee for this film.
Shahid had said- I had done the film for free from the entire starcast. The makers said that they would not be able to afford me. The story of the film was different. The budget of the film was also less. If I demanded fees, the budget of the makers would have increased. Well, I was well without taking money. Shahid said these things in Anupama Chopra’s interview.
From the beginning, director Vishal Bhardwaj wanted to cast Shahid in Haider. Soon after hearing the story, Shahid also agreed to work in the film. He even shaved his head.
Most of the film was shot in Kashmir. The crew was attacked by local people several times during the shooting. Because of this, shooting had to be stopped several times. However, somehow it was released as a film.
The film Haider, made in a budget of 45 crores, earned 79.20 crores worldwide.
When Shahid sacrificed food for films After this, the film which made Shahid again the best actor got the best actor, was 2016 Udta Punjab. Shahid provided with this film that he can easily do every kind of role.
In the film, Shahid played the role of Drugs Addict Tommy Singh, for which he worked hard. The film’s director Abhishek Choubey said in an interview, ‘Shahid does not consume non -veg, alcohol and cigarettes. As a result, I had a lot of coffee to play the role of drugs addicts. They used to eat very little. I wanted them to look intoxicated. For example, eating a addict is more addictive. We adopted this formula with Shahid.
For the 2018 film Padmavat, Shahid focused the most on his diet. For this, he used to sweat in the gym for 2 hours with a 14 -hour shooting. Like Raja-Maharaja, he followed a strict diet for 40 days to get a body. His diet chart was designed by Canadian chef Calvin Chewn. Apart from this, Shahid had made a complete distance from salt and sugar for 15 days.
Shahid used to smoke 20 cigarettes daily on Kabir Singh’s set The list of Best films of Shahid’s career includes the name of 2019 film Kabir Singh. Made in 55 crores, the film grossed 377 crores.
For the perfection of the look, Shahid gained weight and reduced weight during the shoot. He had increased the weight of 8 kg for the role of a working drunkard, as he had to look bloated and unformed. Then he lost 12 kg to play the role of a medical student in the same film.
Shahid, who never smoked cigarettes in real life, used to smoke about 20 cigarettes a day at the time of shooting of this film. In the Indian Express interview, Shahid had said- I used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day. Then he used to bathe for 2 hours before returning home, so that the children and the rest do not have the negativity of my role.
Shahid Kapoor in a scene by the film Kabir Singh. The film was directed by Sandeep Reddy Wanga.
Injured on set, 25 stitches After Kabir Singh, Shahid did not stop experimenting with his role. In the 2022 film Jersey, Shahid played the role of Chandigarh cricketer Arjun Talwar. For this, he took cricket training.
One day, Shahid suffered an injury in his lips due to not wearing helmets during the shooting and he had 25 stitches. For this reason, he had to take a break of 2 months from shooting. Shahid shared a video of the incident on Instagram handle.
However, even after Shahid’s hard work, the film was badly beaten at the box office. This film of 60 crore budget grossed only 30.75 crores.
Shahid was further seen in the film Bloody Daddy in 2022, the film Teri Baat in 2024 and was seen in the film Deva in 2025. In your words, he was seen in a soft look in such an entangled Jia, while the rest of both films saw his intensity look. In the coming days, Shahid has many big films, in which he has done different experiments with his role. This list includes films like Cocktail 2, Awara Pagal Deewana 2.
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