Shahid Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor is my favorite kind of star: the one who refuses to stay in the lane that made him famous. He could have spent an entire career as the charming romantic lead, but he kept gambling on darker, riskier parts, and the gambles sharpened him. You can see the dancer's training in everything he does — the precision, the physical control, the rhythm he brings to a scene. Three Filmfare Awards and a permanent spot among India's highest-paid actors suggest the industry agrees with me. If someone asks where to start with contemporary Hindi cinema, his filmography is one of the first doors I point them toward.

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Name (English)

Shahid Kapoor

Name (Japanese)

シャーヒド・カプール

Reading

しゃーひど・かぷーる

Born

February 25, 1981 (age 45)

Origin

Delhi, India

Occupation

actor / dancer / model / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rooster

University

Mithibai College

Awards & achievements

• Filmfare Awards

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/shahidkapoor/
• Xhttps://x.com/shahidkapoor
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid%20Kapoor
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%92%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%97%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q319491

Tags

• actor
• dancer
• model

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.