Shahid Kapoor On Success, Marriage And Impending Fatherhood

Shahid Kapoor is on a high … with a rocking career, idyllic matrimony and the ecstasy of imminent fatherhood. Raghuvendra Singh meets the hi-flier.

- Raghuvendra Singh

There’s a fine line between black and grey. But the transition, all the way through to white, happens slowly, steadily and it leaves you with a story worth telling. Shahid Kapoor may be portraying a complex character with grey shades in Udta Punjab but that’s not the person he is once the lights go off. He calls himself boring because he doesn’t drink, he’s a vegetarian, he doesn’t like substance abuse and above all he’s happily married. Aside from those myriad self-assertions, Shahid is a lot more interesting than he gives himself credit for. He may not be aware of it but he’s hopelessly romantic. He notes every detail of his beloved wife, even the hazel tinge much like that sunset they first shared. He’s truly a man who has invested his heart, head and sleeve in a spectacular life and career. Contrasts, conflicts and candid conversations, Shahid Kapoor is ready to rock...

 

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