‘He didn’t like the way he was sounding,’; Rajeev Masand recollects Shahid Kapoor’s first interview

Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor made his debut with Ken Ghosh’s directorial ‘Ishq Vishk’ in the year 2003. Film critic Rajeev Masand recollected an incident that occurred during the promotional activity of the film. “I remember when I interviewed Shahid Kapoor for the first time. We did a whole interview, for 30-35 minutes. I think it was one of Shahid's first interviews, at the time of Ishq Vishk. After the interview, he asked if he could watch it. He sat and watched it and said he didn't like the way he was sounding. And we did it all over again,” Rajeev said during a podcast that was featured on the YouTube channel Shaardulogy. 

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Rajeev however highlighted that striving for perfection is an attribute which is necessary in an actor at the early stages of his career. “But there was a pursuit of excellence, some perfection. You know, when someone is trying something new, when someone is saying, ‘Let’s not do this, let's do this.' We did an interview with Rekha ji a couple of years ago. The whole interview is done and then Rekha ji says, ‘Nah, I don’t want to do this. Can we scrap it?' First of all, she seldom gives interviews. That interview is still lying with me. She said we'd do it again,” Rajeev added. ‘Ishq Vishk’ had fared reasonably well at the box office. Shahid was even awarded with the Best Male Debut  at the Filmfare Awards.