New Delhi. In the year 2014, Shahid Kapoor, KK Menon, Shraddha Kapoor, Tabu, Irrfan Khan starrer film ‘Haider’ was released. In this film starring many Bollywood stalwarts, excellent performances from all the actors were seen. ‘Haider’ may not have done anything special at the box office, but the film received a lot of applause from the critics. Shahid Kapoor gave such a brilliant performance in this film that this movie is counted among the best films of his career.
Shahid Kapoor, who played a complex character in ‘Haider’, had made everyone a fan of his acting, but the filmmakers did not pay him even a single rupee for this film. Based on William Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’, ‘Haider’ was directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. In one of his interviews given to Film Companion, Shahid Kapoor had told that he had not received fees for the film ‘Haider’.
The actor had shaved his head
The actor told in his interview that the budget of this film made on the sensitive subject of Jammu and Kashmir could not be passed, due to which the actor worked for free. Shahid Kapoor liked the script of the film and the vision of director Vishal Bhardwaj so much that he signed the film for free. Shahid Kapoor had shaved his head to get into his character in this film.
The film won many national awards
The climax of this film was so difficult that the actor had to memorize not one or two but 6 pages of monologue. He memorized a 6-page monologue and delivered it in front of a crowd of 5000 people. The hard work of all these actors and Vishal Bhardwaj bore fruit in the form of National Award. Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Shahid Kapoor starrer this film won a total of 5 National Awards.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 24, 2024, 17:42 IST