Interview with Shahid Kapoor

From a chocolate boy image to a hard-core performer he has come a long way as an actor. Yes, you guessed it right, he is none other than Shahid Kapoor who is one of very few actors today who spring up with a surprise with every film he does. Be it KAMINEY, JAB WE MET, VIVAH, he has proved his acting prowess.

And now he is all set with his next venture CHANCE PE DANCE along with gorgeous Genelia D`Souza to release this Friday, January 15. Ken Ghosh has directed the film under the banner of UTV Motion Pictures.

In this exclusive candid interview with us, he discussed about his character in the film, his father Pankaj Kapoor and his experience working on the sets.

Shed some light on your character in CHANCE PE DANCE?
CHANCE PE DANCE showcases me as a struggling actor who comes from a middle class family and wants to a make a mark as an actor. The character with which every single person will identify as everyone goes through this period once in their lifetime. However, the character is very close to my heart for I have gone through the same patch in my real-life too.

The title of the film suggests its backdrop to be dance. What form of dance have you enjoyed doing in this film?

I think today dance has so much evolved- one can`t limit it to one form. As far as CHANCE PE DANCE is concerned it has primarily hip-hop dance which I enjoyed doing to the core and new form called ramp dance which was quite tough but overall a fabulous experience.

If you would have been a struggling actor in real life, how you would have impressed the director?
I tell you, there is one interesting dialogue in the film where director tells me- `You dance pretty well`, to which I reply, I have performed it in 131 auditions before today and heard the same compliment.

There have been reports over the conflicts between you and your mom? What do you have to say about it?
I think a lot has been said on this in the media and I don`t want to prolong it further. So, I request you to stick to questions pertaining to my professional life.