Last
month
Shahid
Kapoor
turned
into
a
nervous
wreck.
And
his
condition
has
to
do
with
the
sudden
change
in
his
work
schedules.
Having
finished
all
his
assignments,
the
actor
has
no
projects
on
hand
at
the
moment
besides
his
dad's
film
Mausam.
A
timely
visit
to
papa
Pankaj
Kapoor's
spiritual
guru
in
the
hills
has
shown
Shahid
the
virtues
of
stillness
in
an
otherwise-overactive
lifestyle.
Says
Shahid,
“All
I
can
say
is
faith
makes
all
things
possible.
That"s
why
it's
called
a
leap
of
faith.
I
was
working
20
hours
a
day
till
the
20th
of
January.
I
was
working
insanely.
When
I
woke
up
on
the
21st
I
had
no
work
to
do.
Initially
I
felt
a
sense
of
freedom.
Then
immediately
it
was
followed
by
panic…what
do
I
do
with
myself?
I"ve
become
an
insomniac
and
started
tweeting
at
4
am.
I
don"t
feel
tired.
I
feel
I
haven"t
earned
the
right
to
rest.
And
I
don"t
know
what
to
do
with
myself!"
However
there
is
the
upside.
“Every
time
I"ve
sat
at
home
without
work
it
has
worked
for
my
career.
I
did
it
before
Vivah
and
before
Jab
We
Met."
Shahid
will
be
doing
only
one
film
in
2010,
and
that
is
his
Dad
Pankaj
Kapoor"s
Mausam.
He
will
serve
as
a
hands-on
technician,
spot-boy
whatever…for
his
dad"s
project.
“While
I"m
being
directed
by
my
Dad
I"d
like
to
learn
in
every
department.
I
want
to
learn
about
cinematography,
choreography
and
direction.
Most
of
all
I"d
learn
a
lot
about
acting
from
my
Dad.
I
want
to
try
and
absorb
from
him."
The
thought
of
acting
in
front
of
his
father
petrifies
Shahid.
“It"s
a
very
scary
thought.
But
in
life
you"ve
to
face
challenges.
Of
course
there"s
anxiety
and
fear
about
acting
in
front
of
my
father.
I
quite
often
think
I"ve
given
a
decent
performance.
And
then
when
I
hold
a
trial
show
for
my
father
all
the
confidence
crumbles."
Shahid
remembers
a
nightmarish
incident
when
he
had
to
act
in
front
of
the
great
Pankaj
Kapoor.
“I
remember
this
one
time
when
we
were
shooting
for
Jab
We
Met
near
Khandala.
Dad
dropped
in
and
was
watching
me
on
the
monitor.
And
I
just
couldn"t
give
my
shot!
I
actually
had
to
tell
my
dad
to
leave.
I
tactfully
told
him
to
proceed,
and
I"d
join
him
for
lunch.
He
immediately
understood.
And
my
next
shot
was
okay."
Explaining
his
reason
for
staying
away
from
all
other
projects
Shahid
says,
“It"s
a
film
very
close
to
my
heart
because
after
35
years
of
acting,
Dad
is
finally
directing
a
film
After
being
the
best
actor
in
the
country
(that"s
what
I
believe
him
to
be)
he
has
decided
to
make
a
film
with
me
in
the
lead
because
he
wants
to
project
me
in
a
certain
way.
It"s
a
huge
sacrifice
for
someone
who
does
so
little
work
as
an
actor.
The
least
I
can
do
is
to
be
there
unconditionally
for
him
during
the
time
that
he
makes
the
film."
To
prepare
for
Mausam,
Shahid
needs
to
go
train
as
pilot
at
a
military
academy.
Says
Shahid,
“I
don"t
want
to
reveal
right
now
what
all
I"ll
be
doing.
But
yes,
I
do
play
an
air
force
pilot.
But
if
you
think
I"ll
learn
how
to
fly
a
plane
for
the
film
then
all
I
can
say
is,
I
haven"t
reached
that
stage
of
madness."