Their last release together \u2018Jab We Met\u2019 was back in 2007, when they had just broken up. Eight years later, former lovebirds Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor are set to share screen space in Abhishek Chaubey\u2019s \u2018Udta Punjab\u2019. Or maybe not, as the two are said not to be sharing any single frame in the crime caper. The \u2018Haider\u2019 star is unfazed by the casting or screen space. \u201cAs an actor you have to find 20 different ways of answering the same questions,\u201d he says exasperatedly when asked about Kareena. In an interview published in Times Of India, Shahid says, \u201cI was the first to suggest that Kareena was perfect for this role. I respect her as an actress. I\u2019m happy she is living a good life. So am I.\u201d\nShahid Kapoor is indeed living a good life, as he is on an award winning spree after delivering a power packed performace in \u2018Haider\u2019. He is quite excited about his upcoming projects as well. \u201cAbhishek wasn\u2019t looking to cast any stars but after seeing the Haider promos, they probably thought I might agree to do \u2018Udta Punjab\u2019 though I was apologetically told it was nothing like anything I\u2019d done before. That was a lure. As soon as I heard the narration, I told Abhishek that he wasn\u2019t going to anyone else and got the biggest hug from Anurag Kashyap,\u201d Shahid reminisces. Incidentally, Shahid is paired opposite Alia Bhatt in \u2018Udta Punjab\u2019, with who he has worked in the yet-to-release Vikas Bahl\u2019s \u2018Shaandaar\u2019 too.
\nTalking about the young actress, he says, \u201cAlia is the most talented person I\u2019ve met in my life. She\u2019s quickly become a good friend despite being much younger than me. I hope people understand and respect this and not try to misconstrue it.\u201d
\nFor now, Shahid had his kitty full of movies, as after \u2018Shaandaar\u2019 and \u2018Udta Punjab\u2019, the actor would start working on Reema Kagti\u2019s \u2018Mr Chaalu\u2019 and the remake of \u2018Magadheera\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"