Shahid Kapoor says that he is very proud of Alia Bhatt: She has proved that you don’t need a hero in every movie
Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt have collaborated on two films: Shaandaar (2015) and Udta Punjab (2016). (2016). In both films, their screen presence was well received. To be sure, Shahid's most recent film is the sports drama Jersey, which was released on April 22nd, and Alia was most recently seen in the critically acclaimed film Gangubai Kathiawadi. Shahid recently discussed the Raazi actress and lavished praise on her in a YouTube interview with Siddharth Kannan. He also expressed his admiration for her.
When he was asked about Alia Bhatt he said “I feel like I have seen her grow into the human being she is today because I have worked with her at a very early stage in her career…And, I think when Shaandaar happened it was very early, and then, I sent her script for Udta Punjab and told her that ‘you should do this role’ and the director was not convinced that she could do it because she has fair skin and she is a city-ish kind of girl so he thought she’s not right for the character but she met us and morphosized herself in the character…”
He further said “I am very proud to see how well she has done so early in her career and how she become such a thorough professional. She is somebody who’s motivating most of the younger actresses to do work and take ownerships of their careers. She has shown the world that you don’t need a hero if you are good enough, you can hold it (movie) on your own”
