Nobody else had guts to play flawed characters: Shahid Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor says he was drawn to flawed characters in his career at a time when many mainstream actors were wary of taking up such roles.

The actor, who started out as a romantic hero in 2003 with "Ishq Vishk", is now more famous for his roles in "Kaminey", "Haider", "Udta Punjab" and the upcoming "Kabir Singh", a remake of Telugu film "Arjun Reddy".

"Nobody else had the guts to play these characters. Maybe because I am my father's (Pankaj Kapur) son, I felt the need to play such flawed characters," Shahid told PTI in an interview.

After starring in a series of love stories, Shahid's career witnessed a turn around when Vishal Bhardwaj cast him in a double role in "Kaminey", setting the tone for his future filmography.

Shahid followed it up with a critically-praised role in Bhardwaj's "Haider", an adaptation of Shakespearean classic "Hamlet".

The Kashmir-set drama saw him as a young student who gets caught in the politics of the Valley when he returns to his home to find his father has disappeared and
"You've to make choices which people around you say aren't safe. You have to learn to find yourself as an artiste and not try and be like hundred other successful people."
"There are so many people doing good work, you just can't be complacent."