The role of Alia Bhatt's father in Imtiaz Ali's next film Shandaar was first offered to Karan Johar, then Govinda, and later, even Sajid Khan. After all three declined, Pankaj Kapur has stepped in.
This is the first time he will be sharing the screen with son Shahid Kapoor, who is paired with Alia. Not only that, the role of Alia's sister is being played by Shahid's real sister!
Says Shahid, "My sister plays Alia's sister in the film while dad plays her father. So, Alia has left me without my family. She has taken all of them in this film. But seriously, I have been really impressed with the kind of films Alia is doing. I feel she is amazingly talented."
Shahid: Facing with camera with dad for the first time!
"I am very excited about dad and me working together for the first time. I was so scared working with him, I cannot tell you. We shot for five days and I was damn nervous. The first day, I think I was over-acting. Because I feel he's such a great actor, I feel like I am over-compensating when standing in the same frame with him. Thinking, 'I really need to do a lot of things so that people notice me at least'. I kept going back and asking Vikas (Bahl), 'Am I over-acting?' Hekept slapping me on my back and saying, 'Shut up and do the shot.' But by the second day, I kind of settled in and then we found our rhythm and then it became like a very normal shoot. We never spoke to each other after doing the shot, whether it was good or bad. We were like, do your shot and if the director says it's okay, and it's over, that's it and no discussion happens. Which is nice because it kind of keeps that sense of unknown and that thing on. But yes, I can always sense the father in him and he is standing in the frame with me. How he is looking out for me. I can see that in his eyes, he might not say anything but I can feel it. I can feel that he is making sure that 'it's good together' types."
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