So says Shahid Kapur dismissing all the ‘serial dater’ rumours and admitting that acting in Bollywood is like being in a
boxing ring.
Always a charming young boy jostling for space in the middle of Bollywood heroes on the wrong side of forty, Shahid Kapur says that his friends have steadily dwindled over the years. “I have a handful of friends left and all of them are from outside the film industry. I am happy this way,” Shahid says from Jaipur where he is shooting for a Yash Raj film with Rani Mukerji.
Also, the year-long relentless yarn spinning by the rumour mills seems to have taken its toll. “The way I am being projected as a serial dater, I am sure that I’m not going to get a girlfriend anytime soon,” he quips.
But did he or did he not send a congratulatory message to Sania (Mirza) after her win at the Australian Open? “Isn’t that a normal thing? The whole world congratulated her…” retorts Shahid. Sure, but the world hasn’t been linked up with her!
Shahid admits that he seldom tries to clarify things. “I never ask whether you like it in the kitchen or in the bathroom. Then why do it to me? Don’t other people go through break-ups? Or, for that matter, see another person afterwards? Is there anybody who has felt comfortable talking about it? If I want some personal space for myself, let me have it, nah?”
Shahid promises not to take up the pen (or the keyboard) to let people have a peek into his life. “Though my grandfather (Anwar Azeem) was a noted journalist and I remember spending a large part of my childhood at the Press Enclave in New Delhi, I probably will not join the blogger’s club or for that matter declare that this is me on a social networking site.”
His survival mantra is his never-give-up attitude. The flops, the actor says, are like hard knocks on the face. “It’s like a boxing ring, you know. I have had more misses than hits but the fact is that I am still there, fighting. And trust me, I am going to fight till the very end!”
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