Exclusive Interview with Shahid Kapoor about his movie “Deva”

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In an exclusive conversation, actor Shahid Kapoor discussed his film and characters. Then he discusses his cop qualities and how this cop differs from the other cops in the movie. He concluded by discussing his future film.  #ShahidKapoor #Deva #Exclusive #Trending #2025 #BollywoodCountry #BollywoodNews #BollywoodGossips #BollywoodUpdates #BollywoodNews #Bollywood #Bollywoodcelebrity #BollywoodHindiNews #ians

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00:00Firstly, thank you so much for your very, very kind words.

00:09I don't know.

00:10I think it's a journey that you have, which is very personal as an actor with yourself.

00:16And of course, there is a strong element of wanting to give the audience a great experience

00:21when they come into the theater.

00:23I think with time and post COVID, all of us actors have recognized the fact that, you

00:28know, it's not that easy to get the audience in the theaters like how it used to be before

00:32COVID.

00:33They like to watch stuff at home and stuff.

00:36So we are, you know, we're aware of that.

00:38And we want to really give you an amazing experience because, you know, the love of

00:41cinema is always watching something on the big screen.

00:45So that would always be the charm of filmmaking for all of us.

00:49And we would want people to experience a film like that.

00:53And Deva is a film that I feel that you should definitely watch on the big screen.

00:56It's a big screen experience and not just the character, but the world of the film is

01:01something that should be experienced in the theater.

01:04And it's now out on the 31st of Jan.

01:06So yes, a lot of effort, a lot of work, a lot of heart has gone into Deva.

01:18Nothing is too much, you know, if you love what you do, then why is anything too much?

01:25So I would say whatever it takes to get the job done.

01:28But of course, we're professional actors, you know, you don't need to actually do something.

01:31I think that's something sometimes people think that an actor should prep like that.

01:35Some actors also think like that.

01:36But I don't at all prescribe to that kind of a mindset.

01:39I think it's a job and you should know professionally how to do it.

01:44But you should give everything that you have to make it the best that it can be.

01:53You know, it's very relatable.

01:54I mean, a cop universe is something that will always kind of have its own space.

01:58It's about how and what is that universe that you're creating, you know, and different filmmakers

02:03have different kind of ways of showcasing that universe, so to say.

02:08And Deva is made by a filmmaker who's made, you know, who's been a part of Malayalam cinema

02:14for 18 years.

02:15And he's been making movies about cops and he's been making thrillers for a long period

02:19of time.

02:20So it's very much going to be his take, his unique lens and view, point of view from which

02:26he will tell the story.

02:27And Deva as a character also, I think, is him, his own person.

02:32So you know, he might be a cop, but don't expect him to be like a regular cop.

02:36He's a strong personality and he'll take you through a very interesting and different experience.

02:41I think I've learned to just, like, I'm very passionate about what I do.

02:51And the more time I've spent doing it, I've come to realize that I'm very passionate about

02:57it.

02:58So I want to give it my best.

02:59And as you spend more years as an actor, it helps you realize and recognize how fortunate

03:06you have been when you look back at your body of work and you feel like, man, I got some

03:10great opportunities to work with some great people, you know, and I'm fortunate to have

03:15been in that position and to have the love that I have of the audience for such a long

03:20period of time.

03:21It's been more than 21 years, you know, and I hope to work for another 20.

03:25That's what I feel like, you know.

03:27So it's just a lot of gratitude and you want to do your best.

03:31You want to grow.

03:32You want to evolve.

03:33You want to, you know, you don't want people to say, haan, uska time tha.

03:37You want your time to stay, you know.

03:39So you fight for it and you want to do more.

03:41So I mean, that's kind of how I feel right now.

03:49Well, that's right now a tentative kind of floaty title that people have been giving.

03:53That's not the final title of the film.

03:57It's being produced by, you know, Sajid Nadiadwala, who is like somebody I have known for a very

04:04long time and I'm happy to be working with him.

04:06It's directed by Vishal Sir, Vishal Bhardwaj, who I've done so many films with.

04:10It's got a stellar cast.

04:12It's got me.

04:13It's got Tripti.

04:14It's got Nana Sir.

04:15It's got Randeep Hooda.

04:16It's got Vikrant Messi.

04:17So who's in a special appearance?

04:20And I have thoroughly enjoyed the work of all these people and I'm very excited to collaborate

04:25and work with all of them.

04:27It's a gangster film based in the 90s.

04:29At heart, it's a love story, but it's full of action and gangsters.

04:33So hopefully that will be appealing to a wide section of the audience because we want

04:37a wide section of the audience to see the film.

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