Genuine friendships are rare in the industry. One amongst the few is the friendship between Ahmed Khan and Shahid Kapoor.

And that's one reason why Shahid Kapoor will soon be seen in a special role in Ahmed Khan's production 'Paathshala' starring Nana Patekar, Ayesha Takia and Suniel Shetty.

A source reveals, "Shahid shot for Ahmed Khan's Paatshala for five days. Shahid has always maintained that Ahmed is a dear friend. It is a true genuine friendship that is so rare in the industry. Shahid went out of his way to give Ahmed those five days inspite of being busy with other films. Shahid has a small but extremely special role in the film and he's very happy to be there for his friend."

The film revolves around children and Shahid's done this special role for his fan following which comprises of the highest amount of kids.

Shahid's extremely popular with the youth and kids and that comprises of his major target audience. In fact the day the first promos of 'Paathshala' were unveiled at the theatres, children in the audience are said to have gone berserk. The source continues, "There were so many claps and whistles for Shahid. He is truly a big hit with kids!"