Shahid Kapoor is one of today's most well-made actors in the industry. With his excellent and outstanding performances over the years, the star has made his way to the top. No doubt, in 17-years, there were many ups & downs, in his Bollywood career. He took various steps from a background dancer to one of Bollywood's leading stars. And when you have great parents like Pankaj Kapoor and Neelima Azim, the exceptions double. So, on his 40th birthday, we're presenting some best performances of this handsome hunk here-
In this comedy-drama film, Kapoor played the role of Jeetu, and impressed his fans. It was directorial of Priyadarshan.
In Prabhu Deva's this romantic-action movie, Shahid & Sonakshi's on-screen Jodi was loved by the audience. Moreover, his performance as a 'Tapori' was praiseworthy.
The role of Maharawal Ratan Singh in this Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie was played by Shahid Kapoor. Shahid did a very fine job and behaved with such grace and poise that it sent a shiver down his fans' spines. The actor carried surprisingly well the thick beard and formal attires.
Udta Punjab's Tommy Singh is definitely one of the most complex and difficult characters, that Shahid has represented on the big screen. The player played the role of a drug-suffering singer. And for this film also, Shahid won many awards.
Vishal Bhardwaj took Bollywood's favourite twin brothers equation and introduced Shahid in his pulp fiction Kaminey in a that had never been avatar. As he fled between the two roles, the cackling Charlie and the mumbling Guddu.
In this Sooraj R. Barjatya`s flick, Shahid gave a memorable performance and also earned popularity among female fans. His performance earned him a nomination for Best Actor.
This film was the turning point for Shahid as if Kareena Kapoor Khan left us giggling as the loud Geet in Imtiaz Ali's Jab We Met, He made our hearts vibrate with his character, Aditya who in his life is searching for a melody and purpose. He was a perfect foil for the enthusiasm of Kareena.
In the adaptation of William Shakespeare's hamlet Shahid Kapoor once again co-operated with Vishal Bhardwaj in Haider. Haider is, without any doubt, one of the best performances of Shahid up to now. For his work, he won many awards.
With his portrayal of the character in 2019, Shahid featured in Kabir Singh and stole everyone's heart. He was wonderful, as an alcohol-addicted lover. One of the finest outputs of his career, really.