Shahid Kapoor explains why he had to take a shower for nearly two hours every day before returning home after shooting Kabir Singh

After teetotaler Shahid Kapoor in which he interprets Kabir Singh, an alcoholic surgeon. eponymous then, was difficult. Sometimes even after the end of the workday. The 38-year-old actor reveals that the play forced him to smoke cigarettes and beedis and pretend to snort cocaine for much of the film, a Hindi remake of Sandeep Reddy Vanga's hit drama Telande.
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"I do not approve of smoking at all. However, the role required it, as the protagonist used it to channel his anguish and anger. It was not easy and I smoked about 20 cigarettes a day. It would take me about two hours to take a shower and eliminate the odors before I can go home to find my children, "says Shahid, father of Misha, two, and Zain, seven months,
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The actor runs a large part of the remake in Mumbai, followed by schedules in Delhi and Mussoorie. One party describes him as a student, for whom Shahid lost 14 kg. The story follows his protagonist, who self-destructs after his girlfriend, played by Kiara Advani married with someone else.

In the original of 2017, the main roles were played by Vijay Deverakonda and Shalini Pandey while Sandeep was the director.