I don't get affected by rumours and gossips about my love life Shahid Kapoor

By Joginder Tuteja, December 18, 2009 - 11:32 IST

Shahid Kapoor isn't resting. He has already seen two of his films releasing in 2009 (Kaminey, Dil Bole Hadippa), is currently shooting for Parmeet Sethi's film with Anushka Sharma, and is busy promoting Chance Pe Dance which arrives in January next year.

Meanwhile, even as names of his past, present and perhaps future girlfriends continue to emerge at a break neck speed, he prays if a Vivah organized by his parents would finally settle all rumours, speculations, gossips, grapevine and idle talk once for and all.

Joginder Tuteja gets into a conversation with Shahid who has been super busy shooting for his films but is still managing to keep a close tab on the promotion of Chance Pe Dance as well as reactions to his newest on-screen partner Genelia D'Souza.

Akshay-Katrina 'jodi' is the hottest today while Saif and Kareena too are building a good brand around themselves. In such times, it is seems quite good to see a fresh pairing with you and Genelia coming together for the first time in Chance Pe Dance.

We had a hearty laugh because it was the camera that eventually had captured my 8 packs

I agree. Ever since the First Look of the film came out, I have got so many messages and calls congratulating me about this new pairing. Yes, there is a certain freshness that has certainly come in due to both of us coming together. Since the film boasts of a young subject, it was imperative that Genelia and I look compatible with each other. We really had a lot of fun doing Chance Pe Dance together and with the promos and songs clicking with the audiences, I am now excited to see how they react to the entire film. Genelia has done really great work in the film and what strikes me most is that she is a heroine who can also act! I am sure we will do a lot of more movies together.

For these abs, I am not going to stop eating what I want or take added strain

After Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan, you too seem to have developed a fascination for this entire 6 pack, 8 pack abs affair?
(Laughs) Believe me; even I was surprised when I developed 8 pack abs. I was just trying to get in shape and was working out for that. However, it was during the shooting of a song for Chance Pe Dance when director Ken (Ghosh) just smiled and waved at me. He called me near the monitor and asked me to have a look at it. We had a hearty laugh because it was the camera that eventually had captured my 8 packs.

Come on, it's hard to believe. You developed an 8 pack and it's the camera which told you first about it?
I swear that was indeed the case. See, I was working out to be fit and not to get into any competition with anybody. I wasn't sitting and counting my abs. But yes, when Ken pointed this out, I did feel good about it, more so because this hadn't been planned. However, let me also clear that I am not going to live for maintaining this physique. Fit rehna important hai but for these abs, I am not going to stop eating what I want or take added strain.

Meanwhile, you seem to have developed quite a playboy image for yourself during last couple of years. It seems like you are having an affair with every leading lady that you interact with during the making of your films. Vidya Balan (Kismat Konnection), Priyanka Chopra (Kaminey) and now Anushka Sharma (yet untitled Yash Raj film) - it is indeed one enviable list. Really Shahid, what's happening?
(Laughs) Really yaar, my mummy-daddy should just find a nice girl for me and marry me off Vivah style. I guess it would be best if I go through an arranged marriage. At least talks around my so-called affairs would come to a stop. I mean ever since I went single two years back, there have been these constant talks around my relationships with fellow co-stars.

It is amusing when media breaks the news to me that I am seeing a girl. Can it be funnier than that?

Isn't it annoying for you?
Annoying would be too harsh a word. But yes, I am really aghast about the entire thing - not because of the entire pairing up thing but the fact that at least I should know if I am really going around with someone. It is amusing when media breaks the news to me that I am seeing a girl. Can it be funnier than that?

Does it lead to an uncomfortable situation between you and the girl in question?
I make sure that it doesn't turn out to be the case. I don't get affected by rumours and gossips and neither do I want my co-star to be. I am living my life the way I want to and I am not going to stop that just because someone out there wishes to talk or write about it by giving it a spicy connotation.

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think of myself as a general store, where everything is available. You’ll get anything you want. Shahid Kapoor gets candid.

How do you feel when you look into the mirror these days?
I’m shooting for a new film now, so the look and the hair is different. Those six and eight pack abs were for Kaminey and Chance Pe Dance.

Do girls ask you to take off your shirt?
(Laughs) It has happened a couple of times. I look down or look away because it’s embarrassing... but I won’t deny that I like it. In Chance Pe Dance, Ken (director Ken Ghosh) and I had to create some shock value. That was the eight-pack. It got me a lot of ‘Whoas!’ Girls seem to like me a little more now.

Are we talking about any girl in particular here?
Sorry, I’m not going there.

Does having an eight-pack make you feel more like a man?
I won’t be politically correct and say it doesn’t really matter. Yes, it’s a great feeling.

Was six-pack Shah Rukh Khan the role model or eight-pack Aamir Khan?
Honestly, it was neither since I had not planned on either a six or an eight pack. Kaminey needed a raw, rough look, while Chance Pe Dance an aesthetic, chiselled body. For a year, I worked out with my trainer keeping both requirements in mind. It was Ken who, after looking into the monitor, pointed out that I had an eight-pack. It took me by surprise, but when others agreed, I realised he was right. You could say it happened by chance.

What was the biggest challenge getting there?
Getting the last four packs. It’s easy developing your upper abs but losing fat in the lower half happens only last. Also, it’s more difficult when you are a vegetarian.
Did the abs help you as a dancer or add to your performance as an actor?
They were for purely for visual effect and aesthetic appeal. I didn’t build them to prove a point to anyone. For me, the greatest actors in the world are Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Dilipsaab (Kumar) and Amitji (Amitabh Bachchan) who have a body of work rather than a body to show.

Your dad, Pankaj Kapur, has also relied more on performance than physical appearance. What was his reaction to the macho image?
Dad understands that in this new space the look is as much a part of the job. He reacted with a wry smile and an “achche lag rahe ho beta.”

How is your look different now?
In Parmeet’s film I’m playing a regular 22-year-old, so I didn’t need a bulky body. Parmeet saw me at a show earlier this year and was worried. We were going to start shooting in 45 days and he wanted a boy next-door. He got it. Personally, having an eight-pack is a high but professionally, I cannot be obsessed with it. I’m an actor not a body builder. Still, it must be heartbreaking to lose it just when you got it? I’m a fitness freak now, I can get it back in three months.

How do you feel when you look at your old films now?
I’m not going to run away from an Ishk Vishk or a Vivah. I don’t mind going back to a love story. I think of myself as a general store, where everything is available. You’ll get anything you want.

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