Shahid Kapoor talks about his most important film
- IndiaGlitz, [Monday,August 16 2021]
In the earlier phase of his career, Shahid Kapoor was typecasted in his chocolate boy image and used to do the same kind of characters. That changed in 2009 when the actor decided to experiment and did a dark a gritty film titled 'Kaminey'. The film changed the career trajectory for Shahid Kapoor. It was a proof that Shahid has range and he can deliver stellar performances even as a non romantic protagonist.
As the film completed 12 years of its theatrical release, Shahid took to instagram to share how the film is a turning point of his career. He shared an artwork of his character from the film on his story and shared his statement as floating text.
He wrote, 12 years ago this film allowed me to express myself as an actor. Not a face...not that cute boy next door...not that done to death --I’m such a sweet guy good guy please like me-- rubbish. My first double role. My first shot at a kamina no holds barred; A straight out performing part. This was when it all started. So this one will always remain special…#12YearsOfKaminey”
Later in his career, Shahid got to do similar gritty roles in films like 'Udta Punjab' and 'Kabir Singh'.