Shahid Kapoor is miffed by the comparisons that are being drawn between his father Pankaj Kapoor’s directorial debut ‘Mausam’ and the Hollywood hit Top Gun. Rumourmongers have suggested that Kapoor senior’s film is a rip-off of the Tom Cruise-starrer. This has left beta Shahid Kapoor a tad upset.
“I am relatively new to the industry but at least respect my dad’s credibility as a film personality. Mausam, which actually is a working title, has nothing to do with ’Top Gun’ except for the fact that Tom Cruise played the role of a naval flight officer while in Mausam I play an air force officer,” Shahid is quoted as saying by a news agency.
Shahid did not stop at that. He added that those who have known the credentials of his father should have known better before jumping to conclusions.
“My father’s career spans more than 25 years and he has been known for his original work even as an actor…Do you think that for his own film as a director, he would end up remaking another film,” Shahid tossed a rhetorical question.
Speaking about the movie, Shahid said he would be singularly devoted to his dad’s film in the coming days because the subject demands it.
“Mausam is the kind of film that an actor should be doing in a single stretch without working on anything else. The script is such that as an actor, I have to dedicate all my time and presence to it,” Shahid said.
Shahid has already begun preparing for his role. The film’s shooting starts in April this year.
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