Shahid Kapoor has been riding a crest in the last couple of years. Remember, he walked away with the accolades and several awards for his performance as the drugged-out rapper Tommy Singh in Udta Punjab? The actor continues to be on a roll after that. Recently, a presswallah caught a sneak preview of Padmaavat (the journo saw the rushes when the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial was called Padmavati) and came back saying that Shahid’s Maharawal Ratan Singh act is perfect.

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Even as the actor awaits the release of his magnum opus with Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh, Sasha is busy preparing for Shree Narayan Singh’s Batti Gul Meter Chalu, in which he serenades Shraddha Kapoor. Shahid is also in talks with Imtiaz Ali for his next and, of course, there’s another surprise announcement on the anvil with another top production house. But one will have to wait to know more about it as the final round of talks are still on. Now that’s having a choc-a-bloc date diary!