I didnt charge Dad for Mausam: Shahid

Shahid Kapoor charges over Rs 15 crore for his films, but the actor hasn’t taken a penny for his upcoming film Mausam.Directed by his father Pankaj Kapur, the film has been made on a budget of Rs XXX crore.

But, the 30-year-old actor clarifies that his fees did not add to the expenses. “It is such a big and expensive film that I didn’t want the burden of my fees to fall on the film’s budget. We’ve worked out a structure of sorts, so that my payment is not a burden on the film as of now,” says Shahid while on a visit to the Capital. Does that mean he's following a profit sharing model like the Khans. "Please contact my accountant for more details," he says.Shahid has had a spate of bad luck with international events recently. In August, the music launch of the film in London was cancelled due to the riots in the city, and his live performance at Times Square, New Jersey, was called off after hurricane Irene struck. He now has his fingers crossed that all will go well with Mausam’s scheduled premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Friday.

But, the film has reached a stumbling block. Based on the Indian Air Force, a seqeuence in the film needs to reworked after the IAF objected to it. “Certain special effects and computer graphics were added during post-production and that's come under scrutiny. But it’s a 30 second sequence and hopefully will be rectified in time.” Though he is pragmatic about the cancelled events, he adds, “I’m not making plans for Toronto as of now.”For him, the best part about his role as Squadron Leader Harinder (Harry) Singh was getting to fly an F16 and the worst was having to maintain a moustache! “It is the most difficult thing to maintain! I used to cut myself while trimming everyday. And I will never keep one in the future again,” says Shahid, all smiles now that he’s back to his clean shaven avatar.

1006 appreciation letters to Shahid!

Mumbai: Commitment and dedication put forth by Shahid Kapoor towards ‘Mausam’ seems to paying off incredibly well.

Shahid’s new look in ‘Mausam’ where he dons the air force uniform and sports the classic moustache with aviator glasses is already a hit, but the actors’ latest get up has earned a first-time admiration from the young students of National Defense Academy (NDA).

Sources reveal that the young students of the National Defense Academy which trains students for Army, Navy and Air Force are going so crazy seeing Shahid in uniform that the actor received a whopping 1006 appreciation letters (and still counting) from NDA cadets!

The cadets have written Shahid about how much they appreciate him for bringing so much pride to them by carrying the uniform with so much poise and style.

Interestingly, a few letters go beyond just appreciation. They have thanked Shahid for making their uniform a style statement resulting in a lot of attention from girls.

The official spokesperson confirms, “Yes, it is an overwhelming response that we have received. We are honoured and humbled at the same time to know that the youngsters are appreciating the character and Shahid`s look in the film. His uniform, his moustache his aviator glares everything.”

The spokesperson further added, “The youngsters have expressed how happy they all are to see Shahid`s character in ‘Mausam’ which is that of an air force pilot and it brings them such great pride to see him carry it off with style and poise.” Source

Shahid Kapoor plays three characters

Actor Shahid Kapoor doesn't want to talk about Kunal Kohli's film for which he was shooting in London, but says he plays three different characters in the yet untitled movie.

"I don't want to speak much about the film but it has three different characters," Shahid told reporters at a radio station in Mumbai on Wednesday.

After "Kaminey", Shahid has once again teamed up with Priyanka Chopra in the movie.

Right now the young actor is geared up to promote his much-awaited movie "Mausam", which marks the directorial debut of his father and acclaimed actor Pankaj Kapur.

"Mausam", a love story releasing Sep 16, will see Shahid romancing Sonam Kapoor.

"The world surrounding 'Mausam' and its feel is totally different. 'Mausam' is not another run-of-the-mill film. It has a different story and even the story telling is unique," he said.

"The USP of 'Mausam' is that it's a journey. One side where you are going to see the innocence of Punjab and entertaining atmosphere, the other side will show you a matured air force officer and then it moves forward to some other level," he added.