Shahid Kapoor recalls crying on film set due to ‘heartbreak’: ‘It was really bad… I was destroying myself’

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The actor also talked about the one thing men need to change in their life. “Indian men especially, have been kind of told from a very young age that you have to be the provider, that you have to protect and be the man of the family. Its there in men, when you are always worried that whatever I love, I must protect it. Sometimes, it can put a lot of pressure on you. Sometimes, you just want to relax and be like, ‘I don’t have to keep worrying about everything and everybody all the time and I can just maybe be vulnerable and let somebody else protect me’.”

He further added, “Why can’t we flip roles sometimes? You can feel like that and its fair to feel like that because eventually everybody is human. We feel all kind of emotions. A lot of men find it difficult to express their vulnerable side and I think because I am an actor, maybe I am comfortable because its a part of what I do. I have to be able to get to that place which is vulnerable and expressive. When you are an actor, you also understand that vulnerability is extremely attractive. Aggression cannot attract people the way vulnerability does. Its only human to be vulnerable, so as a man you should be okay with it.”

On the work front, Shahid Kapoor will next be seen in Deva, which will release in theatres on February 14, 2025. He will also be collaborating with Triptii Dimri for an upcoming film by Vishal Bhardwaj.