It was not fair to compare a newcomer like me with Shah Rukh Khan, tells Shahid Kapoor!

Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor made his debut in 2003 with Ishq Vishq and instantly became the chocolate boy of Bollywood. The actor was often compared with Shah Rukh Khan at the initial stage of his career- given that he did back-to-back romantic movies. But, in an interview lately Shahid said that he felt it was unfair for me to be compared with a star like Shah Rukh in the beginning of his career.

Shahid managed to change his image with his top notch acting in Vishal Bhardwaj's Kaminey.

Talking about the comparison, Shahid said a famous tabloid, “The worst thing that can happen to a newcomer is being compared to a big star or an established actor because it confuses him. It (comparison with SRK) did trouble me initially as I did not know what to do,”

He further added, “Every actor needs to find himself… It was not fair to compare Shah Rukh Khan with a newcomer. Having said that, I feel comfortable with who I am today. I am discovering myself as an actor. I think today is a good actor is what makes you a star. People now want to see good content and performance. You also need to have the X-factor."

Shahid also went on to say that according to him his major USP is that he is willing to experiment and does not fear failures. “I try different things and people sometimes like it or don’t. Sometimes you do a good job, but the film is not liked by people. I don’t think too much about it. The biggest trap for an actor is when he starts doing things from the past. So, instead of moving forward, you move backward,” he told.


On the film front, Shahid is busy shooting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati which also stars Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone. The movie is scheduled for a November 17, 2017, release. 

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