Happy Birthday Shahid Kapoor: Shahid Kapoor was once a background dancer in films, even after being a star kid, he had to struggle so much

Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor is known for his different acting in films. She is one of those star kids of Bollywood who had to face a lot of struggle and ups and downs to make her place in the film industry. Shahid Kapoor was born on 25 February 1981 in Delhi to actor Pankaj Kapur and actress Neelam Azmi, but his parents divorced when Shahid was 3 years old.

After the divorce, Pankaj Kapoor moved to Mumbai and Shahid lived in Delhi with his mother. He did his complete education from Delhi. He was fond of dancing since childhood. He used to participate in school functions. Shahid Kapoor made his debut in films as a background dancer. He was a background dancer in the films Dil To Pagal Hai and Taal. After this Shahid Kapoor was also seen in many commercials.

After a long struggle, he got a break in Bollywood in the year 2003 with the film Ishq Vishk. His film was liked by the audience. After this Shahid Kapoor was seen in films like Fida, Dil Maange More, Deewane Huey Pagal, Wow! She was seen in films like Life Ho Toh Aise and Shikhar. His film was a flop at the box office. This was followed by Sooraj Barjatya's film 'Vivah' in 2006, which proved to be a big hit. At the same time, Imtiaz Ali's film 'Jab We Met' in 2007 can be included in Shahid's memorable films so far.

In 2009, Shahid received a lot of accolades for his performance in Vishal Bhardwaj's film 'Kaminey'. After that slowly he started making his place in the film industry. Shahid Kapoor has given many great films like Haider, Udta Punjab, Padmavat and Kabir Singh. For these films, he has also received the Best Actor Award at the Filmfare.

In the year 2016, Shahid Kapoor, in one of his interviews, recalling the hearts of the struggle, had told that many times it used to happen that he did not even have the money for food and the rent to go to the auditions. He had said that I have lived that life, which I do not talk about. But, this is my truth. Not only this, about 100 films had to be rejected before entering Bollywood. After that he started his Bollywood career with his first film Ishq-Vishk. Shahid Kapoor is one of the top actors of Bollywood today.