‘I will be unemployed after Rangoon, Padmavati’: Shahid Kapoor

TIL Desk Bollywood/ Shahid Kapoor is ready with Rangoon, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, where he plays a soldier in the British Indian army. The film, releasing on February 22, co-stars Saif Ali Khan and Kangana Ranaut.

This is Shahid’s first period film, after which he will head to the next one: Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati. Vishal Bhardwaj is the most relevant filmmaker I have worked with in my acting career. He has given me opportunities to showcase my acting talent in a way that probably even I didn’t know.

Everybody in the industry wants to work with him but the fact that he considers me is a huge compliment. I want to give him more than he expects. After a couple of films with a filmmaker, I guess they know more about you and it becomes difficult to surprise them.

Rangoon is a different film for us and I think it will be a different experience for the audiences as well. Audiences want to watch good content these days and that is what I have been focusing on.