Chocolate boy to desi John Wick: Shahid Kapoor’s evolution as an actor

Team OTTplay

Apr 15, 2023

Bloody Daddy

One of Bollywood’s most versatile actors, Shahid Kapoor has become the talk of the town ever since he dropped the first look and teaser of his next film, Bloody Daddy

Desi John Wick

Fans are calling him ‘desi John Wick’, as he dons a dark and intense avatar in the Ali Abbas Zafar actioner. Here’s a look at Shahid’s evolution as an actor…

Background dancer 

As a teenager, Shahid appeared as a background dancer in Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) and Taal (1999). He also acted in Aryans’ music album Aankhon Mein Tera Hi Chehra

Ishq Vishk

Shahid made his film debut in 2003 with Ken Ghosh’s college romance movie Ishq Vishk. The film also starred Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala

Fida

In 2004, Shahid acted in another Ken Ghosh directorial. This time, it was a romantic thriller, called Fida, alongside Kareena Kapoor and Fardeen Khan. The film was a big hit

Dil Maange More!!!

Shahid Kapoor won hearts with his screen presence and dancing skills in Anant Mahadevan’s 2004 rom-com Dil Maange More!!!, alongside Soha Ali Khan, Ayesha Takia and Tulip Joshi

Jab We Met

Shahid and Kareena-starrer Jab We Met became an instant hit. He was widely appreciated for his performance as Aditya Kashyap in the 2007 Imtiaz Ali film

Kaminey

In Vishal Bhardwaj’s actioner Kaminey (2009), Shahid appeared in a never-before-seen avatar, starring opposite Priyanka Chopra

R... Rajkumar

People loved Shahid in R... Rajkumar (2013), written and directed by Prabhu Deva. Also starring Sonakshi Sinha and Sonu Sood, the movie was a musical hit

Haider

Counted among Shahid’s most remarkable performances, Vishal Bhardwaj’s 2014 crime thriller Haider - also starring Tabu and Irrfan Khan - is a must-watch

Udta Punjab

You cannot miss Shahid in Abhishek Chaubey-directed Udta Punjab (2016). The crime drama film also stars Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor and Diljit Dosanjh

Padmaavat

In Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat (2018), we saw Shahid as Maharawal Ratan Singh, opposite Deepika Padukone. The historical drama film also stars Ranveer Singh

Kabir Singh

Shahid playing the title role in Kabir Singh (2019) deserves a special mention on this list. Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the film also stars Kiara Advani

Farzi

Earlier this year, Shahid made a spectacular OTT debut with Raj & DK’s crime thriller Farzi. Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, the series also stars Vijay Sethupathi