Shahid
Kapoor
is
today
considered
one
of
the
most
talented
actors
in
the
Hindi
film
industry.
Debuting
with
the
light-hearted
romance
movie,
Ishq
Vishk,
he
has
evolved
manyfold;
the
performance
he
delivered
in
his
latest
film,
Kabir
Singh
is
proof
for
that.
One
of
the
unique
qualities
of
Shahid
as
an
actor
is
that
he
is
constantly
pushing
boundaries
with
the
kind
of
roles
he
portrays
on
screen,
and
also
the
kind
of
scripts
he
chooses
to
work
with.
In
a
recent
interview,
Shahid
spoke
about
the
challenge
of
portraying
an
alcoholic,
being
a
teetotaler.
As
a
celebrity
who
brings
a
breath
of
fresh
air
to
mainstream
Hindi
cinema,
Shahid
Kapoor
is
invaluable.
In
his
latest
film,
Kabir
Singh,
which
is
a
Hindi
remake
of
Arjun
Reddy,
a
hit
Telugu
film,
Shahid
had
to
essay
the
role
of
an
alcoholic,
but
he
didn't
have
personal
experience
in
the
aspect
as
he
is
a
teetotaler.
So
he
revealed
in
an
interview
that
he
connects
with
the
emotions
of
a
person,
instead
of
the
external
experience
in
such
roles.
As
reported
by
Pinkvilla,
he
said,
"I
don't
touch
alcohol.
People
who
do
are
comfortable
having
it
for
a
scene.
It's
not
something
I'd
like
to
try.
I
might
have
come
across
people
like
that.
But
that's
an
external
experience.
If
you
want
to
internalise
it,
then
you
need
to
connect
with
the
emotions."
Shahid
had
faced
a
similar
challenge
in
his
2016
film,
Udta
Punjab,
in
which
he
had
to
play
the
role
of
a
cocaine
addict.
Although
he
has
never
used
drugs,
his
acting
in
the
film
was
so
convincing
that
it
showed
the
depths
Shahid
reaches
into
his
personhood
to
bring
out
the
emotions
necessary
to
play
a
role.
Kabir
Singh
received
a
lot
of
flak
for
presenting
a
seriously
flawed
character
on
screen.
Shahid
defended
the
role
of
art
in
presenting
complex
characters
instead
of
spoon-feeding
audiences
with
simple
ones.
He
said,
"Why
have
we
loved
Mr
Bachchan
playing
'an
angry
young
man'
down
the
years?
Why
is
Devdas
considered
a
classic?
Why
Robert
De
Niro
and
Al
Pacino
are
considered
the
greatest
actors
in
the
world?
Why
is
Haider
one
of
the
greatest
films
in
my
career?
Why
is
Vishal
Bhardwaj
considered
one
of
the
greatest
filmmakers?
Grey
characters
are
exciting.
Filmmaking
is
an
art.
The
more
complex
the
art
form,
the
more
commendable
it
becomes.
When
you
see
a
performance,
which
is
complex
and
demanding,
you
appreciate
more."
Kabir
Singh
is
directed
by
Sandeep
Vanga
Reddy,
and
it
stars
Kiara
Advani
in
the
lead
opposite
Shahid.