Journalism of Courage
Actor Shahid graced the latest edition of SCREEN Live, which took place in Mumbai on January 24. At the event, Shahid reflected on his past projects and shared insights into his upcoming movie Deva. He also opened up about arranged marriages and life as a family man. (Express photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee)
Shahid Kapoor had an arranged marriage with Mira Rajput in 2015. Shahid shared his perspective on arranged marriages and said, "Vivah was my practice session. The same happened with me in real life, I never thought this would happen." (Express photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee)
The actor added, "When I was shooting for this film, I used to say to my friends, ‘How can anyone have an arranged marriage? It’s so strange.’ So, I used to find the scenes also very funny – vo chai lekar aarahi hai and then bolti hai jal. I was like, Sooraj ji, ‘What’s jal, man? He said, ‘You just do it, you don’t know how people function in the interiors in India." (Express photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee)
The Deva actor also shared that he strongly supports arranged marriage and added, "I endorse arranged marriages a lot. I think it worked really well for me and Mira. I never thought at a young age that I would ever do an arranged marriage." (Express photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee)
When asked if it is possible to make a politically charged movie like Haider in today’s time, Shahid quickly said, "No." He added, "We can’t do controversial films anymore." (Express photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee)
Shahid was shown a clip of Jab We Met director Imtiaz Ali sharing where the film’s characters, Geet and Aditya, would be today. Imtiaz humorously responded, "At a divorce lawyer’s office." Laughing at the remark, Shahid said, ""That’s actually a fun idea that Geet and Aditya are now breaking up because they are frustrated with each other. Aditya is like, ‘She is her own favourite, who can ever put up with her?'"
Shahid Kapoor also danced and posed for selfies with fans at the event. (Express photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee)
Shahid Kapoor also went down memory lane and recalled hosting SCREEN Awards, alongside superstar Shah Rukh Khan. (Express photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee)
Shahid was shown a photo of himself alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Hema Malini at SCREEN Awards and the Deva actor said, "It was a lot of fun. I was also very nervous because I think I was hosting with Shah Rukh sir for the first or second time. I was very comfortable dancing on the stage, but I was not very comfortable hosting. So, he made me feel extremely comfortable. I was standing in front of two legends thinking ‘I have made it.’ I was so happy standing in front of two legends – Hema (Malini) ji on one side and Shah Rukh sir on the other." (Express photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee)
