Shahid Kapoor has been shooting in Leeds U.K for his upcoming film 'Shaandar' along with Alia Bhatt. However, the ace actor recently decided to attend the Rome Film Festival on an impromptu note.

For which, Shahid took special permissions from director Vikas Bahl to give him two days off. While Vikas readily agreed, Shahid ensured the shooting schedule does not get affected by his absence.

Shahid in fact made a quick visit to Rome and only stayed there briefly. Moreover, once he came back, Shahid shot for extra hours to cover up for his absence. We were told that the talented actor almost shot for 14 hours at a stretch.

For the records, 'Haider' won the People's Choice Award at the film festival and Shahid was elated and was glad he made the visit. It is a prestigious award and in fact it is for the first time an Indian film has won this award. Shahid`s spokesperson confirmed the news and added “It was a very special moment and Shahid was glad he managed to visit the film festival along with Vishal (Bhardwaj) sir."

Shahid has been basking in the praises for his performance in Haider. The Rome film festival marks how the film is also getting acknowledged internationally.