Shahid Kapoor not playing an 'out-of-the-box action hero' in Bloody Daddy, actor likens the role to Bruce Willis in Die Hard

Shahid Kapoor is all set to entertain his fans as an action hero with his next titled Bloody Daddy . The Jersey star has wrapped up shooting for the movie which is currently lined up for release in December. Shahid proudly shares in a recent interview how has performed 95% of the stunts Ali’s film himself.

The movie was the second action outing Shahid shot in a row after his web series with director duo Raj and DK. The actor will be seen a cop in the film Bloody Daddy, chasing drug lords in this Hindi adaptation of the French film, Nuit Blanche.

Talking about his character in detail during an interview with Mid-Day, Shahid said, “Ali understands the genre of action well, and I wanted to do something in that space. My character is not an out-of-the-box action hero that would make people wonder why he is doing this. We found a [story] where the action comes as a natural consequence of the circumstances. The character is believable and relatable, say how Bruce Willis was in Die Hard. I felt that would be the right way to [do] this genre.”

Delving into all things new he learnt during the making of the film, Shahid further said, “I learnt a lot of new things. The first was to conserve my energy. I realised action can be tiring. I did 95 per cent of the stunts by myself. The remaining was not possible as I was not [well-trained] for it. Ali has not done this kind of an action film before; it’s edgy, quirky and real.”

Ali Abbas Zafar known to have directed films like Tiger Zinda Hai, Sultan , Gunday and Bharat previously worked as an assistant director on Shahid Kapoor’s film Badmash Company . Their film together, Bloody Daddy is pegged to be a big scale action thriller.