Mumbai: Actor Shahid Kapoor has said that he has constantly gone out of his comfort zone – despite being advised to play ‘safe’ – and found success in choices that were unconventional and brave.
The actor, who has featured in films like ‘Kaminey’, ‘Haider’, ‘Udta Punjab’, believes in trying new things, even if one is swimming against the tide.
“Everybody always wants you to make a safe choice because the profession (acting) in itself is so unpredictable. But I’ve always found success in choices that weren’t safe. Answers came to me. You have to try with full conviction, no matter what the end result is,” Shahid told this agency.
“Swimmers who swim against the tide would be stronger than the ones who swim with it. It’s just about getting an equal shot sometimes and then you’ll know who’s the strongest swimmer,” he added.
The actor was speaking on the sidelines of a promotional show here Thursday evening. He also walked the ramp during the show.
Shahid, who started as a background dancer in films like ‘Dil Toh Paagal Hai’, before making his debut in ‘Ishq Vishk’, said he has gradually discovered himself as an actor.
“I don’t know how much I was thinking in the first few years of my career to say I had to ‘rethink’ at some point. But I discovered myself overtime. I backed myself to do content that personally excited me,” Shahid pointed out.
“The struggle always is to understand what people want to see and at the same time trying to cater to yourself as an artiste,” he added.
Shahid said the key to sustain in the industry as an actor is to only do work which one feels strongly about. He will next be seen in the lead role of ‘Kabir Singh’, a remake of the Telugu blockbuster ‘Arjun Reddy’.
PTI