‘My own hopes are riding on me’
Actor Shahid Kapoor says after playing different characters in the industry over 15 years, he does not feel any pressure except from his own self. “My own hopes are riding on me. I have been doing this for 15 years. Now I am a professional at it and understand what comes with it. There is a drive from within to always do your best,” he said.
“Once you really give a lot of time to what you do, and if you are passionate about it and have that need to improve upon yourself all the time, which is very intrinsic to anybody who is successful... That need and desire must be there to improve, rediscover and keep doing new stuff... Then it comes naturally,” the actor added.
“You want to do your best, and I always feel like that,” said Shahid. He agreed that stardom came with a price tag attached. “I live by the beach and I can’t really go there as often as I would want to... My family and friends have to deal with a certain amount of attention which they might not necessarily be comfortable with. Of course there are things that come with the job. I love this job. So, it’s okay.”
The 37-year-old actor just welcomed his second child Zain, a son, with wife Mira Rajput, whom he married in 2015. The two also have a daughter, Misha.
As for balancing his busy work and home life, the actor admitted it required a lot of effort. “Sometimes, you don’t have time for yourself... but here you have to choose the time between your work and family. That is something I do very consciously,” Shahid said.