When Shahid Kapoor chose Michael Jackson’s concert over birthday presents

Shahid Kapoor asked his mother to buy him a ticket of his concert rather than give him birthday presents for five years.

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I told my mom that Michael Jackson is coming and don’t give me my birthday presents for the next five years but buy me this ticket, said actor Shahid Kapoor.

Actor Shahid Kapoor, who essays a rockstar in Udta Punjab, says he was so crazy about watching King of Pop Michael Jackson perform live that he asked his mother to buy him a ticket of his concert rather than give him birthday presents for five years.

Shahid said on TV show Yaar Mera Superstar: “It was 1995 and the ticket was for Rs 3,000. I told my mom that Michael Jackson is coming and don’t give me my birthday presents for the next five years but buy me this ticket.”

“So somehow, I managed to collect some money; saved some from my pocket money, took a loan from my mom, and I bought that ticket.”

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Asked if he ever wanted to be a rockstar, Shahid said: “I guess when you watch huge stars on stage — be it film stars, music stars or rockstars, of course, there is a part of you that wants to be on that stage, doing that one day, and you want people to react to you that way. I guess every artiste somewhere feels that; that’s where it all starts.”

Udta Punjab highlights the issue of rampant drug abuse among the youth in Punjab. Shahid is seen essaying the character of a high-on-drugs, long-haired rockstar, who sings with glee and abuses with impunity.

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It features Alia Bhatt as a migrant Bihari labourer, Kareena Kapoor Khan as a doctor who is determined to fight the illegal transportation of drugs, and Punjabi actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh as a police officer.

Produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and Phantom Productions, Udta Punjab is set to release on June 17.

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