Shahid
has
been
wrenched
away
from
the
'think" of
things.
Just
when
he
needed
to
feel
like
a
solitary
brooder
for
his
father"s
film
where
he
plays
an
Airforce
officer
and
hence
a
man
who
spends
many
hours
flying
high
above
the
noise
and
bustle
of
day
to
day
life,
he
had
to
shooed
back
into
noisy
civilization.
The
double
dose
of
publicity
for
his
two
forthcoming
films
Paathshaala
and
Badmaash
Company
have
come
in
the
way
of
Shahid"s
deep
and
purportedly
uninterrupted
preparation
for
his
father"s
film
Mausam.
Shahid
who
plays
a
romantic
loner
in
Mausam
was
just
getting
into
his
solitary
space
taking
long
mo"bike
rides
in
the
night
to
understand
what
it
feels
like
to
be
completely
on
his
own,
when
he
has
been
yanked
back
into
the
thick
of
things
with
a
series
of
never-ending
publicity
and
promotion
for
two
films.
Shahid
is
constantly
in
and
out
of
interviews.
Sometimes
he
gets
so
confused
he
wonders
which
of
the
two
films
he"s
meant
to
be
talking
about.
And
this
is
the
last
distraction
he
needed
when
he
wanted
to
be
alone.
To
prepare
for
his
part
in
Mausam,
Shahid
wanted
to
be
completely
on
his
own,
a
luxury
that
he
can"t
afford
at
the
moment.
At
the
same
time
he
doesn"t
want
to
lose
the
thread
of
the
lonely
lover-boy"s
character
that
he
is
playing
in
Mausam.
Shahid
says
going
off
on
his
mo-bike
is
the
only
way
to
understand
the
full
significance
of
solitude
in
Mumbai.
And
he"s
applying
it
to
the
fullest
at
this
moment.
Says
the
method
actor,
“Yes,
I
love
biking
on
my
own.
I
often
take
off
in
Mumbai
on
my
bike
during
the
night.
Riding
my
mo"bike
relaxes
me,
opens
up
my
mind
and
helps
me
understand
myself
better
as
a
human
being
and
an
actor."
He
admits
the
role
in
Mausam
requires
him
to
be
on
his
own.
“But
even
otherwise
I
like
going
out
riding
on
my
own
anonymously.
It
helps
me
unwind.
I
think
every
actor
likes
to
be
alone.
In
any
case
I
am
not
a
group
person.
I
don"t
move
around
with
25
hangers-on.
I
have
3-4
close
friends.
They
are
the
ones
I
spend
my
time
with
besides
my
family."
Shahid
does
get
recognized
even
in
the
middle
of
the
night
when
he
takes
off
his
helmet
at
a
traffic
signal.
“Sure
I
get
recognized
on
the
streets.
But
no
one
really
bothers
me.
And
really,
you
can"t
stop
doing
what
you
have
to
out
of
the
fear
of
being
recognized."