Shahid Kapoor, the Indian film industry’s heartthrob, has gone a long way from his humble beginnings. Shahid Kapoor is one of Bollywood’s most popular actors. Whatever he did, he drew a lot of attention. He was a youth icon throughout the early stages of his career, and everyone admired him. He is a great dancer as well as an actor. He has been on a number of music albums, and his songs have always been popular. Every dancer aspires to master the moves from his favorite music video, as he has in the past. Shahid Kapoor began his dance career when he was very young. He has worked as a background dancer in a number of blockbuster films. Shahid Kapoor was more inclined towards acting. Hence he mainstreamed his career towards acting.
Shahid Kapoor was frequently seen in love roles. From the beginning of his career, he has excelled at performing love parts. He played a romantic hero in all of his films, from his first to his most current. Despite the fact that he experimented with film styles, the audience adored him as a romantic hero. His on-screen connection with Kareena Kapoor is one of the most popular on-screen couples, with fans wanting to see their on-screen chemistry. Amrita Rao was another leading lady with whom Shahid Kapoor’s admirers want to see him. He has won a number of major accolades. Every performer has highs and lows. Shahid Kapoor too had it. We shall look at the best movies of Shahid Kapoor. Let’s dive into the best performances given by Shahid Kapoor in his acting career.
Ishq Vishk
The first movie of an actor is always the crucial one because it is the deciding factor for the actor. Released in 2003, Ishq Vishk was loved by the audience, especially the college-going. Shahid Kapoor was paired with Amrita Rao in this movie. Fans loved them a lot, and both of them were considered couple goals. All the songs of the movie were a great hit. To date, the songs of the movie are remembered by the fans. Although some of the people criticized the film too. The craze of the film among the youth was more than the criticism. Ken Ghosh was the director of Ishq Vishk. Shenaz Treasury was also part of the film.
Ishq Vishk is a romantic movie revolving around Payal and Rajiv. Shahid Kapoor played the role of Rajiv, and Amrita Rao played the role of Payal. Rajiv aspires to be one of his college’s most popular students. Danny and Javed insult him and his closest buddy Mambo because he doesn’t have a girlfriend. Javed and Danny organize a vacation to Alibagh and ask Rajiv and Mambo, as well as the females, to accompany them. Rajiv chooses to ask Payal, a shy childhood friend, to be his girlfriend and confesses his feelings for her. He merely does it for the sake of the vacation since he does not believe in love or meaningful relationships.
Rajiv discovers that Payal adores him when they begin spending time together. The twist comes when they go for a trip, and something happens. Rajiv and Payal broke up, and then Alisha comes in. Alisha comes into a relationship with Rajiv. Rajiv felt something is incomplete without Payal. Payal and Rajiv get back together, and it was a happy ending.
Vivah
Shahid Kapoor was back with another romantic movie. From Ishq Vishq, the audience loved the pair of Shahid and Amrita Rao. Both of them were paired again for Vivah. Vivah was released in 2006. Rajshree Productions released Vivah. The songs of the movie were loved by every couple who was about to get married. Even now, the couples love the songs and enjoy them. Although the reactions received by the public were mixed, it was more towards the positive side. The movie was a huge success both for Shahid as well as Amrita. The film was also released in other languages.
The film revolves around Prem and Poonam. Prem was played by Shahid Kapoor, and Amrita Rao played the role of Poonam. Poonam Mishra, a middle-class girl from Madhupur, resides there. Her parents died when she was a youngster, and her uncle Krishnakant has filled the vacuum left by her father ever since. His wife Rama, on the other hand, is envious of Poonam and refuses to accept her because their own daughter Rajni has a darker complexion and is less attractive than Poonam.
Harish Chandra Bajpayee, a well-known New Delhi businessman, has two sons: Sunil, who is married, and Prem, who is soft-spoken and well-educated. Through mutual contact, both the families meet. Poonam and Prem got engaged, but towards the end, a twist comes. That twist was quite huge, but how Prem tackles the entire situation is appreciable. Every father wants that their daughter should have inlaws as that of Poonam and a husband like Prem.
Jab We Met
Jab We Met is one of the most successful movies of Shahid Kapoor on the box office. Shahid Kapoor was paired with none other than the diva of Bollywood’ Kareena Kapoor’. Both of them were loved by the fans, and they always wanted to see them together in real life too. The film was released in 2007. The director of Jab We Met was Imtiaz Ali. All the songs of the movie were a chartbuster. Yeh Ishq Haye was a huge hit, and the singer of the song even won the award for this song. The dialogues of the film were also loved by everyone.
The story revolved around Geet and Aditya. Aditya was played by Shahid Kapoor, and Geet was played by Kareena Kapoor. Every story has an Anshuman. This story had it too. Aditya belonged to a rich family, is suicidal and despondent, and storms out of a key corporate conference. He walks aimlessly and boards a train, where he encounters Geet Dhillon, an exuberantly chatty young girl. He gets off the train, irritated with Geet. She tries to re-board him as the train departs, but they both end up being left behind. They take a taxi to the next stop, only to miss the train once more when she gets into a dispute with a kiosk vendor.
Both Geet and Aditya went to Bathinda. Geet’s family members had already fixed a match for her. Geet decided to run, and Aditya helped her in escaping. Everyone at Geet’s place thought that both of them ran. Geet ran for Anshuman. Geet loved Anshuman and Aditiya tried to get them together. Anshuman betrayed Geet and said his family would never accept her. But at the end, Geet releases that she loved Aditya, not Anshuman. Hence we can every love story has an Anshuman but Aditya is the one for whom every girl dreams.
Kaminey
Released in 2009, Kaminey was yet another hit for Shahid Kapoor. The lead actors of the film were Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, and Amol Gupte. The director of Kaminey Vishal Bhardwaj was quite overwhelmed by the response received from the audience. The film had a good number of nominations and even won awards too. The movie was quite different for Shahid Kapoor because the movie had action. He played the roles of romantic heroes earlier, but he did a fantastic job in this role too as Kaminey was titled as the ‘Best Film Of The Year’.
The story revolves around Charlie and Guddu are identical twins who grew up in Mumbai. Guddu stutters, whereas Charlie lisps. Charlie enjoys taking shortcuts in order to achieve his ambition of working as a bookmaker at the racetrack, where he works for three criminal brothers who rig races. He is closer to Mikhail, his younger brother, than he is to Guddu, whom he despises. When a jockey invests $100,000 on a horse in a manipulated race, Charlie loses all of his funds. Charlie tracks down the jockey at an upscale city hotel in search of vengeance. The film has a happy ending where Charlie gets engaged to the girl of his dreams.
Haider
With Kaminey’s huge success, We guess Shahid Kapoor became the favorite of Vishal Bhardwaj. Haider has Shahid Kapoor and Tabu in the lead roles. The film was released in 2014. This movie was the first Indian movie to win the people’s choice award. The award is one of the most prestigious awards at the Rome Flim Festival. Haider has been best in terms of dialogues, cast, direction, costumes, and Choreography.
The plot of Haider is based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The film is a crime drama. The characters and Kashmir are the driving forces behind the film’s plot. In between all of the stress, almost the whole film was shot in genuine places in Kashmir’s valley, giving the picture a sense of authenticity. During the Kashmir conflict, which lasts until 1995, Hilaal Meer, a Srinagar-based doctor, decides to perform surgery on Ikhlaque. He is the leader of a militant pro-separatist outfit. He conducts the procedure at his home to avoid discovery, much to the annoyance of his wife Ghazala, who questions his allegiance.
Hilaal is suspected of sheltering terrorists the next day during a military operation. Ikhlaque is murdered in a gunfight at his house, and Hilaal is taken away for questioning. Shahid Kapoor played the role of Haider. This was one of the best performances of Shahid Kapoor.
Udta Punjab
Udta Punjab is one of the intense performances delivered by Shahid Kapoor. The other cast of the film includes Alia Bhat, Diljit Dosanjh, and Kareena Kapoor. The film was directed by Abhishek Chaubey. The film went through a lot because of the theme of the film. It wasn’t getting a green signal to release, and the makers were asked to cut down a lot of scenes. The film was leaked just 24 hours before the release, but still, the audience appreciated the efforts put by the production team and cast. The audience still watched the movie in the theatre. Despite going through so much, the film won various nominations and awards.
The plot of the film revolved around Tommy. Shahid Kapoor role of Tommy Singh. He was a youth icon in the film, and everyone followed him. Three Pakistani teenagers toss narcotics packages across the border into India, where they will be caught up later. Tejinder “Tommy” Singh, well known to his followers as “Gabru,” is a popular Punjabi artist who lives a lavish lifestyle. He does cocaine on a regular basis with an extravagant group led by Tayaji and cousin Jassi.
Tommy is known for his upbeat songs with lyrics that frequently promote violence and drug abuse. His addiction, on the other hand, costs him his music contract and puts him in jail. In jail, he encounters two of his most ardent followers, who say Tommy’s lifestyle ‘inspired’ theirs, prompting them to murder their own mother for drug money. The film shows how much Punjab is affected by drugs and how badly the youth is affected by drugs.
Kabir Singh
Shahid Kapoor delivered his career’s best performance in Kabir Singh. Kabir Singh was released in 2019. He was paired opposite Kiara Advani. The film was a super hit. Shahid Kapoor has played quite an intense role in this movie. He was loved by everyone. The film was a remake of a Telugu film, and the Telugu one was also a hit. Although the film received mixed reactions, the youth liked the film a lot. Just like other movies of Shahid Kapoor, the thing that was common for all was the songs. All the songs of Kabir Singh were chartbusters.
Kabir Singh was portrayed by Shahid Kapoor. He played a doctor with severe anger management difficulties. Preeti sparked Kabir’s interest. Kaira Advani played the role of Preeti. Kabir and his fellow mates subsequently reveal that Preeti should be avoided at all costs. Kabir had complete power over Preeti. She was so enamored with Kabir that she overlooked any facts about him. She adjusts to his domineering demeanor and eventually reciprocates his feelings, resulting in the establishment of an intimate relationship.
Kabir completes his MBBS and moves to Mussoorie for post-graduate study. When he runs into Preeti’s stern parents after she graduates, her father Harpal notices them kissing and orders him out. Her father was strictly against them. Both of them did every effort to be together, and in the end, they were with each other. There were a lot of twists and turns in their love story, but true love always wins.
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