Shahid Kapoor To Compete With Shah Rukh Khan And Amitabh Bachchan With Kabir Singh

It is time for Shahid Kapoor to get drunk. He may have been a warrior in his last big success, Padmaavat. However in his upcoming release Kabir Singh, he is 'not a rebel without a cause' (in his own words). As he gets all depressed and disappointed after losing the girl of his life (played by Kiara Advani), Shahid's character hits the bottle in this Sandeep Vanga directed film. While that has indeed been noted ever since the promo has been out, we look at five major drunken acts that precede Shahid Kapoor's Kabir Singh part in the namesake film.

Vijay Deverakonda - Arjun Reddy

The biggest challenge that Shahid Kapoor has in hand is to match up the brilliance of Vijay Deverakonda in Arjun Reddy. The relative newcomer was simply powerhouse in the Telugu hit which set a new template for drunken acts on screen. With the kind of energy that Vijay displayed, it left audiences impressed in a big way. What was remarkable about the manner in which he approached this part was the fact that he broke stereos associated with actors going drunk on screen and instead seemed all sorted and in control even as he hit the bottle hard.

Shah Rukh Khan - Devdas

When Devdas released, the immediate comparisons that Shah Rukh Khan had to face was Dilip Kumar's drunken act in the yesteryear Devdas. Even otherwise, time and again it had been noted that Shah Rukh Khan showed glimpses of Dilip Kumar's acting style in certain films. The stage was set for him to pay worthy homage. Well, he went ahead and ensured that he made Sanjay Leela Bhansali's version of the legendary character of Devdas his own. Of course when he mouthed 'Kaun kambakht bardaasht karne ko peeta hai?', audiences nodded in approval.

Amitabh Bachchan - Sharaabi

'Mooche ho to Nathulalji jaisi' - Though Amitabh Bachchan showed a variety of emotions in his drunken act in Sharaabi, what is remembered most is this dialogue in a hilarious scene from the film. Of course, beyond comedy Big B brought in quite some range during his performance in the Prakash Mehra directed film. Though back in time some quarters of the media criticized him for glorifying alcohol and playing alcoholic on screen, audiences didn't complain and made sure that there were beelines in front of theaters. The superstar delivered big again.

Aditya Roy Kapur - Aashiqui 2

In the current era, the last major drunken act on screen which was appreciated by the audiences and also resulted in huge box office returns was the one delivered by Aditya Roy Kapur in Aashiqui 2. Playing an alcoholic who was on the verge of a breakdown and on a self-destructive mode, Aditya delivered the kind of performance which was required for the character on screen. The music played its part as well and the combination of heartbreak, disappointment and craving for finding one's love was the kind of cocktail that worked wonders with the youth.

Abhay Deol - Dev D

Devdas stays on to be a template for drunken acts and with Anurag Kashyap at the helm of affairs, it was expected that Dev D would be special. Abhay Deol understood this as well and came up with one of his most memorable performances till date. In this re-dux version of Devdas that had been made memorable by Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan before, Abhay brought his own quirks and nuances into play as went into a self destructive mode while juggling between Mahie Gill and Kalki Koechelin. His 'awakening moment' in the climax is still remembered.