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Shahid was born to actor
parents, Pankaj Kapur and Neelima Azim in 1981. The couple divorced when Shahid
was three and he continued to live with his mother.
Before acting Shahid modeled
and appeared in many popular music videos. He was also a member of famed
choreographer, Shamiak Daver's dance troop and can be seen in many films
including Taal and Dil To Pagal Hai. In addition, in 1998, Shahid landed a huge
Pepsi commercial with Shahrukh Khan. Kajol, and Rani Mukherjee. The ad became
very popular. At that time Shahid was shy and lanky. When he
approached Ken to cast him in the lead of Ishq Vishk opposited Amrita Rao adn
Shenaz, the director told him that he wanted someone who would look boyish yet
would have a body of a man.
Shahid took Ken's word seriously. He joined a gym and began working on his body.
After six months Shahid's with an absolutely toned body approached Ken Ghosh
again and impressed with his hard work the director decided to cast him in the
lead. The small budget film soon became a huge hit and Shahid was an
instant star. He was being called the "Next Shahrukh Khan", yet he
wasn't offered any other films for few months. Producers and directors had no
subjects for a 22 year old guy, but soon he was flooded with offers.
Unlike many young actors, Shahid chose his projects carefully. He wanted to
build his own career and not get ahead because of the success of his parents.
After the release of Ishq Vishk in 2003, Shahid won the Best Newcomer Male
Filmfare Award along with countless of other debut awards.
In 2004, he starred in a romantic thriller called Fida opposite Kareena Kapoor
and Fardeen Khan as well as a romantic comedy titled Dil Maange More opposite
Soha Ali Khan, Ayesha Takia, and Tulip Joshi. Both films flopped, but Shahid
recieved great reviews. This bad luck followed Shahid into 2005 with the
releases of Deewane Huye Paagal, Vaah! Life Ho To AIsi, and Shikhar. Once again
the films bombed at the Box Office, but Shahid was highly appreciated. He even
recieved a Best Actor Screen Award Nomination for Shikhar that year.
In 2006, Shahid's luck changed. He starred in 36 China Town, a murder
mystery-comedy opposite Kareena Kapoor and Akshaye Khanna. The film was a
semi-hit in Indian and a hit overseas. The next month, Shahid's comedy Chup Chup
Ke once again opposite Kareena Kapoor released and he recieved rave reviews as
the film went on to be successful.
In the summer of 2006, Shahid embarked on his first world tour, Rockstars 2006,
along with Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, John Abraham, Mallika Sherawat, Zayed
Khan, and Esha Deol. Shahid stole the stage from his older counterparts and got
praised for his performances.
In 2006, Shahid's fourth film with Amrita Rao, Vivah, was released and became a
blockbuster. The film brought Shahid great praise, his biggest box office
success, and a Star Screen Award nomination for Best Actor. Shahid is currently
awaiting the release of Fool n Final opposite Ayesha Takia, and
the much delayed Milenge Milenge opposite Kareena Kapoor. He has also started
working on Imitiaz Ali's Next opposite Kareena Kapoor as well as Aziz Mirza's
next opposite Vidya Balan.
Since the release of Fida, Shahid has been romatically involved with actress
Kareena Kapoor. The two are frequently seen at events together and plan to marry
when the time is right.
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