Haider: Shahid Kapoor Touched By Kashmir Fans' Gesture

Actor Shahid Kapoor has been receiving rave reviews for the trailer of his upcoming film Haider from both critics and audiences.

Moreover, Twitter has been abuzz about Shahid's look, his performance and the trailer of Haider at large.

Shahid has gone great lengths for his role in Haider. The ace actor shred his hair and has extensively shot in extreme weather conditions in Kashmir. Also during shooting of Haider, Shahid used to spend a lot of time alone to get into the skin of his character.

Shahid also spoke to the locals there and heard their stories. He felt that the story of Haider connected with the people of Kashmir at some level.

Shahid was however pleasantly surprised post the trailer launch when his manager shared that among the sea of calls, two ladies from Kashmir whom they had met during the shoot reached out to the team and praised the trailer no bounds.

They also mentioned that Shahid's eyes itself are doing so much of talking in the trailer of Haider. The two ladies pointed out that his eyes have some pain which they have seen in people in Kashmir.

They had a lengthy talk with his manager and spoke highly about how they really liked the Haider trailer and Shahid has done a fantastic job and how they cannot wait to watch the film.

Shahid is extremely touched by their gesture. While he has not been able to call them back, he is truly humbled by them reaching out.

The actor's spokesperson adds, "It was very unexpected. Shahid was thrilled as the letters were written in Urdu and he's happy that his fans there have appreciated his work."