His
last
major
love
story,
Jab
We
Met,
was
a
huge
success
and
while
his
Kismat
Konnection
did
well
as
well,
it
was
his
coming-of-age
film
Kaminey
that
brought
him
to
the
top
bracket.
However,
his
semi
auto
biographical
Chance
Pe
Dance
didn't
quite
entice
the
audience
even
though
his
act
was
unanimously
appreciated
by
the
audience.
While
he
would
next
be
seen
in
Paathshala,
one
can't
help
but
ask
him
this
question
-
'How
badly
disappointed
was
he
when
the
film
couldn't
even
manage
a
decent
opening,
let
alone
being
rejected
due
to
poor
of
word
of
mouth?'
"See,
I
have
had
16-17
release
in
last
7
years
out
of
which
5-6
have
done
very
well,
3-4
have
done
just
about
ok
whereas
5-6
have
been
rejected",
Shahid
goes
on
to
reveal
some
statistics
here,
"So
if
you
look
at
it,
I
have
been
enjoying
a
fairly
balanced
innings
so
far.
The
entire
team
of
Chance
Pe
Dance
gave
100%
to
it
and
now
that
the
film
hasn't
worked,
it
is
very
important
to
recognise
that
acceptance
hasn't
come
in."
While
this
does
sound
nice
and
diplomatic,
one
truly
believes
that
he
would
have
indeed
seen
this
coming
as
far
as
the
movie
in
question
is
concerned.
After
all
for
an
actor
who
has
been
in
the
industry
for
long
enough,
gaps
as
seen
in
the
film's
script
were
glaring
enough
to
go
unnoticed.
"Sometimes
you
have
great
faith
in
something
instinctively
and
this
exactly
was
the
case
in
Chance
Pe
Dance
as
well.
Later
when
you
become
a
part
of
a
product,
you
have
to
give
it
your
all
till
the
day
it
releases.
I
committed
myself
fully
to
it
and
this
is
why
you
would
have
seen
me
promoting
Chance
Pe
Dance
in
a
big
way.
My
job
is
to
take
a
film
to
the
audience
and
once
the
box
office
counter
opens,
it
is
audience
that
does
the
talking",
Shahid
gives
an
extended
detailing
here
while
maintaining
a
diplomatic
stand.
Meanwhile,
he
is
quite
pleased
that
Paathshaala
is
all
set
for
16th
April
release.
Other
than
Ayesha
Takia,
who
was
last
seen
in
Wanted,
Paathshala
also
stars
Nana
Patekar
along
with
child
artists
Swini
Khara,
Ali
Haji
and
Dwij
Yadav.