Shahid Kapoor's interesting filmography from Kaminey to Kabir Singh

Shahid Kapoor has come a long way from his debut film Ishq Vishq in which he managed to charm the audience with his boyish charm. The actor’s latest Kabir Singh did wonders at the box-office even though the film received heavy criticism citing its violent lead character played by Shahid Kapoor. Shahid Kapoor’s film Kaminey was a turning point in his career. So here is the actor’s filmography after he played a double role in the Vishal Bhardwaj film.

Shahid Kapoor’s journey from Kaminey to Kabir Singh

Shahid Kapoor played a double role in Kaminey, the film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. Kaminey turned out to be the turning point in Shahid’s career. His double role in the film was no less than a stunner for the audience and critics who till the point only considered Shahid Kapoor only a good dancer and an actor famous for boyish charm. After Kaminey, Shahid Kapoor worked in two more films namely Milenge Milenge and Badmaash Company. Although both the films had unique plot lines, the films received poorly by the audience and the critics. After, delivering these two flops in 2010, Mausam was another flop delivered by the actor in 2011. Although the film’s plot was appreciated by the critics Shahid’s pairing with Sonam Kapoor did not work wonders at the box-office.

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Shahid Kapoor was on his way to two deliver two more flops in 2013. These films were R Rajkumar and Phata Poster Nikhla Hero. Both the films failed miserably at the box-office and Shahid Kapoor’s career was on the brink of being completely vanished. But once again Vishal Bhardwaj came to the rescue of this actor. Vishal Bhardwaj’s film Haider which was based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet was loved by the critics and the audience. Shahid Kapoor’s role as the angry son who wants to avenge the death of his father was well received.  In 2015, Shahid starred with Alia Bhatt in the film Shaandaar which although boasted to be a big-budget rom-com turned out to be another box-office failure. In 2016, the tables turned and Shahid Kapoor was flying high in the role of Rockstar Tommy Singh in the film Udta Punjab. The film was not only praised by the critics but was also loved by the audience.

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Shahid Kapoor similar to his film Mausam delivered a flop Rangoon even though the film had a promising script. Critics appreciated Rangoon’s cast but the audience was not sold over this Saif, Kangana and Shahid starrer film. Shahid Kapoor in the last two years delivered box-office hits such as Padmaavat and Kabir Singh and has managed to carve his place Bollywood despite a string of box-office fails in the past.

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