Shahid Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor Biography

Basic Details

• Full Name: Shahid Pankaj Kapoor
• Date of Birth: 25 February 1981
• Birthplace: New Delhi, India
• Nationality: Indian
• Profession: Actor
• Industry: Bollywood (Hindi Cinema)
• Years Active: 2003 – Present
• Awards: Three Filmfare Awards

Family Background

• Father: Pankaj Kapur (actor and director)
• Mother: Neelima Azeem (actress and dancer)
• Parents’ Divorce: His parents separated when he was three; he grew up in Delhi with his mother and maternal grandparents before moving to Mumbai at about the age of ten
• Stepmother: Supriya Pathak (actress), his father’s wife
• Maternal Half-Brother: Ishaan Khatter (actor), from his mother’s marriage to actor Rajesh Khattar
• Paternal Half-Siblings: Sanah Kapur and Ruhaan Kapur, from his father’s marriage to Supriya Pathak
• Spouse: Mira Rajput – married on 7 July 2015 in a private ceremony in Gurgaon
• Children: Daughter Misha (born August 2016) and son Zain (born September 2018)

Education

• Schooling: Gyan Bharati School, New Delhi and Rajhans Vidyalaya, Mumbai
• College: Mithibai College, Mumbai (three years)
• Training: Joined Shiamak Davar’s dance institute at 15 and later taught there as an instructor
• Early Career: Appeared as a background dancer in Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) and Taal (1999), both choreographed by Davar, and featured in television commercials and music videos

Career Highlight

• Ishq Vishk (2003) – Debut film; a sleeper hit that won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
• Vivah (2006) – Sooraj Barjatya’s top-grossing family drama
• Jab We Met (2007) – Breakout performance opposite Kareena Kapoor
• Kaminey (2009) – Played twin brothers in Vishal Bhardwaj’s action film
• Haider (2014) – The Hamlet character in Bhardwaj’s tragedy; won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor
• Udta Punjab (2016) – A drug-addicted singer; won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor
• Padmaavat (2018) – Played Maharawal Ratan Singh; one of his highest-grossing releases
• Kabir Singh (2019) – One of the highest-grossing films of his career
• Jersey (2022) – Sports drama, a remake of the Telugu film of the same name
• Farzi (2023) – His streaming debut, a crime drama series on Amazon Prime Video
• Bloody Daddy (2023) – Action thriller released on JioCinema
• Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024) – Romantic comedy opposite Kriti Sanon
• Deva (2025) – Action thriller; a remake of the Malayalam film Mumbai Police (2013)
• O’Romeo (2026) – Romantic action film, reuniting him with Vishal Bhardwaj; he played the gang leader Ustara
• Cocktail 2 (2026) – Starring alongside Kriti Sanon and Rashmika Mandanna

Recent Activities

• Reunited with director Vishal Bhardwaj for O’Romeo (2026), an adaptation of the Sapna Didi segment of Hussain Zaidi’s book Mafia Queens of Mumbai. He performed the film’s action sequences after major hip surgery, and his performance as Ustara drew positive reviews even though the film’s overall reception was mixed.
• Starred in Cocktail 2 (2026) with Kriti Sanon and Rashmika Mandanna, playing one of three friends caught in a love triangle.
• Neither O’Romeo nor Cocktail 2 recovered its production budget at the box office.
• Farzi (2023), his Amazon Prime Video series, became the most-watched Indian streaming series.

Awards List