Didn’t want to repeat mistake that I did after ‘Kaminey’: Shahid Kapoor

Actor Shahid Kapoor, who has delivered several top-notch performances, but struggled when it comes to box office results, has said he didn’t want to make the mistakes that he did after the release of ‘Kaminey’.

Shahid did films like Dil Bole Hadippa, Chance Pe Dance, Paathshaala, Mausam, Teri Meri Kahaani.. all of which were rejected at the all-important box office.

However, the actor has made a successful comeback with films like R.. Rajkumar, Haider and now Udta Punjab.

“After ‘Kaminey’, I think I lost the track. So after ‘Haider’, I did not want to repeat the same mistake. With due respect to the kind of support and appreciation I received for ‘Haider’, I wanted to do better roles. I’m happy I didn’t have to wait much and got a chance to perform in ‘Udta Punjab’,” Shahid said at the success party of ‘Udta Punjab’.

“Since I have done ‘Kaminey’, one thing I have realised is that the youth wants to watch something different. However, we are scared to experiment with new ideas,” he added.

The actor said, the film lost around 20-25% business due to the film leaking onto the internet.

“We are genuinely upset about the leak. We are thankful for the massive support we got from media and people. Even though the leak happened, it is the biggest opening in my career. However, I feel if the film wasn’t leaked, it could have earned 20 to 25 per cent more,” he said.