Shahid Kapoor on Kabir Singh: Was he scared to play a student at age 38

Shahid Kapoor, who plays a student at the age of 38, says he was afraid to play the role. In an interaction with the media during the promotion of his upcoming film Kabir Singh, the actor stated that he had inhibitions playing the role of a student of his age.

The actor, who debuted at Bollywood as a student at Ishq Vishq 2003, said he thought what his family will say about his character. He said, "I was scared. I thought my younger brother, my wife, and my kids would grow up and see that. They would say, "Yeh kya karne ki zaroorat thi dad? Bhool gaye kya ke 38 ap?! "

The actor plays a medical student who self-destructs when the love of his life is married to another man.

The actor acknowledges that this role was one of his toughest. "And that's why it's so exciting to play Kabir Singh," Shahid said in a statement, adding, "The transformation had to be physical, mental and emotional.

Shahid gained 14 kg for his role in Kabir Singh Speaking of his physical transformation for the film, Udta Punjab's actor told Mid-Day: "The team has first of all decided to turn the parts that had me distorted. The character goes through an emotional phase. The actors are used to [looking] their best, at any time. But here I had to look as uninterested as I could in my appearance. Therefore, we made the decision to grow hair They took about two and a half months to develop and during this phase I worked with my trainer Samir Jaura to develop a plan and to the realization of the look [hefty]. [gaining weight].

Directed by Sandeep Vanga Reddy, Kabir Singh is the Hindi remake of the Telugu movie, Arjun Reddy. The original film featured Vijay Deverakonda and Shalini Pandey. In the film, Shahid Kapoor met Kiara Advani. Kabir Singh is due out on June 21st.

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