Shahid Kapoor

Name: Shahid Kapoor
Birthday: Wednesday, February 25, 1981
Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Star Sign : Aquarius
Family: Father-Pankaj Kapur,Mother- Neelima Azeem
First Film : Ishq Vishk
Biography:
Shahid Kapoor born February 25, 1981 in Mumbai, India is a Bollywood actor and model.

Kapoor was born in Mumbai to film and television actors Pankaj Kapur and Neelima Azeem who divorced when he was three.He lived with his mother. He studied dancing with Shiamak Davar and did extra roles, starred in music videos and commercials. His stepbrother is Ishaan Kapoor whom he acted with in Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi. Stepson of Supriya Pathak.

When he was 18, he accidently landed the commercial for Pepsi which starred Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukherjee. He also starred in a music video for the band Aryans and met his college sweetheart Hrishita Bhatt, who also appeared in the video. He is a trained dancer, and recieved his training from famed dancer, Shiamak Davar. After working as an extra here and there, Shahid finally landed a leading role in Ken Ghosh's Ishq Vishk. The film also starred Amrita Rao and MTV VJ Shenaz Treasurywala. Shahid recieved many accolades for his refreshing performance in the candy floss romantic flick.

His debut film Ishq Vishk was a success. He received the Filmfare Award 2003 in the Debut category for his performance along with the same award from the Star Screen Awards and the Zee Cine Awards. In 2004, he starred in two more films: Fida, a thriller co-starring his X-girlfriend Kareena Kapoor and Fardeen Khan as well as Dil Maange More, a romantic comedy alongside Soha Ali Khan, Tulip Joshi, and Ayesha Takia. Both films bombed at the box office, but Kapoor received positive reviews for his performances. His latest films Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi and Shikhar failed to do well at the box office but his performances was praised. He received a Screen Best Actor Nomination for his work in Shikhar.

He was afterwords seen in 2006 in the films Milenge Milenge "Chup Chup Ke", "36 China Town" and "Jab We Met" with Kareena Kapoor, "Vivaah" With Amrita Rao, and " Fool and Final" with Ayesha Takia

Trivia:
Son of Pankaj Kapur
Son of Neelima Azim
Half-brother of Ishaan Kapoor.
Stepson of Supriya Pathak

Filmography:
Ishq Vishk 2003
Fida 2004
Dil Maange More 2004
Deewane Hue Pagal 2005
Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi 2005
Shikhar 2005
Chup Chup Ke 2006
36 China Town 2006
Vivah 2006
Fool n Final 2007
Jab We Met 2007