Bollywood
actor
Shahid
Kapoor,
who
plays
a
soldier
of
the
British
Indian
Army
in
Vishal
Bhardwaj's
upcoming
historical
war
drama
"Rangoon",
says
it
is
one
of
the
most
heroic
characters
he
has
ever
played
in
a
film
so
far.
Shahid
told
IANS,
"My
character
Nawab
Malik
is
a
very
different
character
from
Tommy
Singh
(Udta
Punjab),
Charlie-Guddu
(Kaminey)
and
Haider
(Haider),
and
that
was
the
reason
why
I
played
the
part...
Vishal
sir
always
offers
me
something
challenging
and
different."
"Nawab
Malik
is
the
most
heroic
character
I
have
ever
played
so
far,
who
is
a
soldier
with
a
strong
sense
of
duty
and
big
patriot.
It
is
a
very
inspiring
character
and
I
am
glad
to
get
the
opportunity."
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The
film
is
set
in
a
time
when
India
was
going
through
a
political
turmoil.
Asked
about
understanding
the
psychology
of
a
character
of
that
era,
Shahid
said,
"Of
course,
the
socio-political
scenario
of
that
time
was
quite
different.
The
whole
nation
was
aroused
to
achieve
freedom.
Nawab
Malik
symbolized
that
emotion
in
the
film.
But
there
is
an
emotional
tussle
as
he
was
an
Indian,
serving
for
British
Army
and
there
come
different
dynamics
that
makes
it
interesting."
Considering
how
Shahid
has
delivered
some
of
his
best
performance
as
an
actor
in
collaboration
with
Bhardwaj,
when
asked
about
how
their
equation
has
developed
over
a
period
of
time,
he
said:
"I
share
a
special
bond
with
him.
Since
the
film
is
a
director's
medium...
If
as
an
actor
I
am
the
cake,
he
is
the
icing
on
the
cake."
"So
no
matter
how
good
I
perform,
the
outcome
is
totally
dependent
on
the
imagination
of
the
director...
How
he
conceived
the
scene,
how
he
is
capturing
the
nuances
of
my
performance,
camera
movement.
Every
time
when
Vishal
sir
shoots
me,
I
look
better
than
what
I
am,
I
think."
The
actor
who
became
father
to
a
daughter
last
year,
says
fatherhood
has
changed
him
as
a
person.
Will
it
reflect
in
his
choice
of
films,
so
that
he
can
show
all
his
films
to
his
daughter
in
the
near
future?
Shahid
said:
"You
see,
having
a
child
changes
you
as
an
individual
for
sure.
But
I
do
not
think
I
will
take
up
a
film
only
so
that
I
will
able
to
show
it
to
Misha.
I
know
it
will
take
some
time
for
her
to
reach
a
point
to
watch
certain
kinds
of
films.
Having
said
that,
I
think
I
feel
a
little
more
responsible
of
my
choice.
It
will
reflect
on
my
performance,
of
my
work."