Apart from promoting his upcoming movie "Badmaash Company", which is releasing Friday, actor Shahid Kapoor says he is obsessed with his beard nowadays.

"Doing my beard is my latest obsession. And I am doing it happily, " Shahid told reporters during the promotion of his film.

The actor is growing his beard for his father Pankaj Kapoor's directorial venture "Mausam".

"Dad is being very kind to me for 'Mausam'. For now, he has just said - 'Grow your beard and promote 'Badmaash Company'. So I am just following his advice, " he said.

After the release of "Badmaash Company", in which he plays a young conman, Shahid will be heading to Scotland to shoot "Mausam", in which he will be seen with Sonam Kapoor.