Shahid Kapoor Talks About Becoming Kabir Singh, Says 'The Transformation Had To Be Physical, Mental And Emotional'

Shahid Kapoor's Kabir Singh is days away from its theatrical release and the fans are impatient to see the actor play a romantic hero in this remake of the Telugu hit Arjun Reddy. Shahid is busy promoting the film these days and has talked at length about how he got into the skin of the character as his real-life persona is nothing like the role he is playing.

While earlier there were reports that Shahid, who plays a medical student in the film, spent a considerable amount of time with college students in Delhi and even wore their clothes to look the part for Kabir Singh, the actor's preparation runs deeper.

According to Shahid getting into the avatar for Kabir Singh was a challenging task for him. His character has layers to it which run through the length of the film and he essentially had to prepare to bring out three different shades of the character on screen. In the first part, he plays a college-going boy who then becomes an angry and moody guy and lastly a bearded look with a ruffled hairdo. The actor admits that this has been one of his most challenging roles. 

Shahid said in a statement added, "The transformation had to be physical, mental and emotional."

Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga had to show the protagonist going through three emotionally-charged stages of life and he feels that Shahid took Kabir Singh to the next level. "He not just managed to look strikingly different in all the three stages but even transformed his body," he said. 

Be it as a person who is letting his life slip away high on drugs and other substances, or someone who is teaching his love interest Preeti, essayed by Kiara Advani, or when he runs after his maid just because she broke a glass -- there are many shades of Kabir in the film. 

Kabir Singh is a remake of Arjun Reddy that originally starred Vijay Deverakonda and Shalini Pandey. Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Murad Khetani, Krishan Kumar and Ashwin Varde, it is set to release on June 21. The remake is written and directed by Vanga.

It is a T-Series and Cine1 Studios presentation.