Shahid Kapoor opens up about his insecurities towards his male co-stars

With Shahid Kapoor sharing the screen space with two biggies from the industry in his upcoming films, a lot of stories about his insecurities while doing so have made it to the headlines. He is sharing the screen space with her ex-girlfriend Kareena Kapoor Khan’s husband Saif Ali Khan in ‘Rangoon’ and this has called for a lot of attention. Later he signed Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavati’ and reports had it that there is some level of insecurity among the stars pertaining to the limelight they will receive in the film. But in a recent interview, Sasha has opened about these insecurities.

When asked about how it feels being a part of a two hero film, he said, “A star is a star. A star will get the importance and the focus that they would on the basis of their stardom, right? If you are working with somebody who’s extremely popular and credible, whatever comes on the table, comes regardless of whether they are male or female. So I don’t really see any difference in that.”

Later, when asked whether there is any sense of insecurity in doing so, he replied, “Not really! What is there to be insecure about? Thinking that somebody will be better than you? That’s a real loser attitude. If somebody will be great in a film, they will be adding more credibility to a product that you are a part of. It’s only beneficial, right? Have you ever seen Usain Bolt run his best in a heat? Never! Why? Because he has no competition there. Why does he give his best always in the finals? Because he knows he has competition. He will never break his world record in a heat. He will break it when he’s running with the best. So to be your best, you have to be pitted against the best. People who don’t get that are just dumb.”

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Talking about his ego clash with Ranveer Singh, he had earlier quoted, “I was on stage hosting when he got his debut award and I remember he was crying and it was a special moment for him. So I have, kind of, seen him grow in the last six years and I loved what he did in ‘Bajirao Mastani’.”

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Nikita Thakkar

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