Mumbai: The 43 year old actor is now among the leading actors of Bollywood but the journey wasn’t very smooth for Shahid Kapoor. If it is considered that the Bollywood industry has provided several setbacks to new comers and hence after joining the industrial field also Shahid likewise struggled to search the first successful film. It would take Shahid 3 years for his stocks to rise and in them eight movies of his were produced but none of them were capable in making a noise at the box office. But as they say, “wheel of time always turns” and it did turn for Shahid also changing his fate fully. His ninth film was so big that even now, years after its release, you can still watch it and still enjoy it.
Shahid Kapoor stepping in to Bollywood started as an actor in 2003 with the film named Ishq Vishk though it failed to do well and was just average with the moviegoing public. Then, in succession, five of his films did not make the desired mark, one of which just scraped through the semi-hit mark, the other being labeled as an average film.
It was Vivah, which released on November 10, 2006, which changed the fate of Shahid. And today, eighteen years after that film came out its impact can still be felt. However, before going into details with regard to how the movie Vivah helped Shahid in turning over his poor box office impression, let us see the list of the following eight movies that poor at the box office.
Release list of Shahid Kapoor films before success
Ishq Vishk (2003) – Average
Fida (2004) – Flop
Dil Maange More (2004) – Flop
Deewane Huye Paagal (2005) – Flop
Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! (2005) – Flop
Shikhar (2005) – Disaster
36 China Town (2006) – A kind of hit
Chup Chup Ke (2006) – Average
The reverse in the fate of Shahid happened when the director Sooraj Barjatya produced Vivah. Shooting for entrancing family entertainment ‘Vivah’, was completed for almost INR 8 crore, while it was released globally and collected more than INR 49.56 crore, barely marking the success hitting six times its budget. This, by and large, made the film a cult one, enjoyed by those specially interested in its particularism. Besides Amrita Rao, Shahid Kapoor yet again had his screen presence that was well appreciated with her; both actors enhancing the film’s acceptability index.
The Turning Point
Vivah clearly started the stardom journey of Shahid Kapoor as an A list actor in Bollywood. The romantic drama not only explored Shahid’s ability as an actor but it also turned out as a significant theme of family orientated tradition of Indian culture which the masses were in direction of. Emotionally driven narrative plus the real life lovebirds Shahid and Amrita offered enough sweet moments to make the young moonshine boy Shahid a star on his own.
Since then, Sharukh Khan’s talented protege Shahid Kapoor has been going places in Bollywood. But, only a series of disappointments at first, and later one of the most appreciated actors, Vivah was truly the chance that opened the way to the successful work of Shahid.
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