"Chance Pe Dance character is very close to my heart" - Shahid Kapoor
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From
a
chocolate
boy
image
to
a
hard-core
performer
he
has
come
a
long
way
as
an
actor.
Yes,
you
guessed
it
right,
he
is
none
other
than
Shahid
Kapoor
who
is
one
of
very
few
actors
today
who
spring
up
with
a
surprise
with
every
film
he
does.
Be
it
Kaminey,
Jab
We
Met,
Vivah,
he
has
proved
his
actor
prowess
with
a
bang.
And
now
he
is
all
set
with
his
next
venture
Chance
Pe
Dance
along
with
gorgeous
Genelia
D"Souza
to
release
this
week
on
Friday,
February
15.
Ken
Ghosh
has
directed
the
film
under
the
banner
of
UTV
Motion
Pictures.
In
this
exclusive
candid
interview
with
Sampurn
Media,
he
discussed
his
character,
his
father
Pankaj
Kapoor
and
his
experience
working
on
the
sets.
Shed
some
light
on
your
character
in
Chance
Pe
Dance?
Chance
Pe
Dance
showcases
me
as
a
struggling
actor
who
comes
from
a
middle
class
family
and
wants
a
make
a
mark
as
an
actor.
The
character
with
which
all
will
identify
as
everyone
goes
through
this
period
once
in
their
lifetime.
However,
the
character
is
very
close
to
my
heart
for
I
have
gone
through
the
same
patch
in
my
real-life
too.
The
title
of
the
film
suggests
its
backdrop
to
be
dance.
What
form
of
dance
have
you
enjoyed
doing
in
this
film?
I
think
today
dance
has
so
much
evolved-
one
can"t
limit
it
to
one
form.
As
far
as
Chance
Pe
Dance
is
concerned
it
has
primarily
hip-hop
dance
which
I
enjoyed
doing
to
the
core
and
new
form
called
ramp
dance
which
was
quite
tough
but
overall
a
fabulous
experience.
If
you
would
have
been
a
struggling
actor
in
real
life,
how
you
would
have
impressed
the
director?
I
tell
you,
there
is
one
interesting
dialogue
in
the
film
where
director
tells
me-
'You
dance
pretty
well",
to
which
I
reply,
I
have
performed
it
in131
auditions
before
today
and
heard
the
same
compliment.
There
have
been
reports
over
the
conflicts
between
you
and
your
mom?
Whats"
your
take
on
that?
I
think
a
lot
has
been
said
on
this
in
the
media
and
I
don"t
want
to
prolong
it
further.
So,
I
request
you
to
stick
to
questions
pertaining
to
my
professional
life.
Your
father"s
first
directorial
venture
Mausam
has
been
announced
so
when
is
it
taking
off?
My
father
is
writing
the
final
draft
of
the
film.
In
the
meanwhile,
I
will
wrap
up
all
my
projects
with
other
production
houses.
We
will
soon
announce
and
go
ahead
with
it.
When
your
father
Pankaj
Kapoor
narrated
you
the
story
in
nutshell.
What
was
your
first
reaction?
We
were
sitting
over
the
dinner
when
dad
told
me-
in
the
span
of
35
years
he
has
enough
good
work
to
prove
his
credentials.
And
now
he
aspires
to
bring
best
of
me
to
the
audience
through
his
film
because
he
believes
an
actor
par
excellence
resides
in
me
who
has
not
yet
been
explored.
Those
words
mean
a
lot
to
me
and
I
hope
I"ll
live
upto
his
expectations.
Are
you
nervous
to
work
with
your
dad?
I"m
damn
nervous
to
work
with
him
because
I
can"t
give
him
any
excuse
but
a
super
perfect
work.
Right
from
your
first
film
Ishq
Vishk,
how
do
you
gauge
yourself
as
an
actor?
I
think
as
an
actor
you
have
to
break
certain
shackles
and
boundaries
and
if
he
manages
to
that
then
that"s
what
one
calls
an
ideal
actor
for
your
fans
expect
nothing
but
something
out
of
box
every
time
they
see
you
on-screen.
When
I
began
my
journey
I
was
tagged
as
chocolate
hero
but
with
Jab
We
Met
and
Vivah
people
saw
the
serious
actor
in
me
and
then
Kaminey
showcased
the
different
side
of
me,
a
role
which
gave
me
an
edge
over
other
actors
in
the
industry
with
due
respect
to
their
acting
prowess.
As
you
said,
different
characters
in
films
helped
you
to
grow
as
an
actor,
which
is
your
most
challenging
role
till
date?
So
far
I
think
the
character
in
Kaminey
was
the
most
challenging
as
I
have
to
play
the
double
roles
which
were
poles-apart
from
each
other.
I
had
to
go
through
a
lot
of
grilling
to
attain
perfection
for
the
character
who
stammers
in
the
movie.