Shahid Kapoor is the son of veteran actor, Pankaj Kapur and his first wife, Neelima Azeem. Walking in his father’s footsteps, Shahid too, has made a name for himself. However, he never misses a chance to talk about his father’s piece of advice and reveal other cutesy anecdotes from their lives. For the unversed, the father-son duo shared the screen space in the 2015 rom com, Shaandaar and Gowtam Naidu Tinnanuri’s 2022 sports film, Jersey. Currently, Shahid is gearing up for his upcoming romantic comedy opposite Kriti Sanon. In an interview, he revealed how his father teased him with their genetic hairfall, which led him to learn acting.
Shahid Kapoor on father, Pankaj Kapur teasing him with their genetic hairfall
In an interview with Film Companion, Shahid Kapoor candidly revealed how his father, Pankaj Kapur used to tease him with their genetic hairfall. He mentioned being lucky to have dense hair, unlike his father, Pankaj Kapur, who had premature balding. Further, revealing how his dad’s teasing led him to learn acting, Shahid said:
“When I saw my dad (getting bald), I was like, ‘Dad, this better not happen to me’. And he’d mess with me all the time. ‘Abhi toh tu hero ban gaya hai. Baad mein kya hoga tera when you won’t have any hair? Jab baal nahi rahenge toh acting karni padegi’. Maybe that’s why I learnt acting (laughs).”