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From Shaimak's dancer to lead hero - Shahid Kapoor has come a long way in these 31 years.
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Shahid Kapoor was born to Pankaj Kapoor and Neelima Azeem on February 25, 1981.
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His first big break was in the Aryans' music video 'Aakhon Mein Tera Hi Chehra' with Hrishitaa Bhatt.
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He was also seen in the Pepsi commercial with Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji post Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
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His actual break in to the world of showbiz was with a Complan ad in which he was seen with Ayesha Takia.
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The music video saw the cute boy next door avatar of Shahid which would eventually go through a transformation a lot later in his career.
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Shahid as a potential romantic chocolate boy hero had already started taking shape.
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The music album made Shahid a familiar face on TV.
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Post the music video, Shahid Kapoor joined Shaimak Davar's Institute of Performing Arts (SDIPA).
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He was seen as one of the background dancers in the movie 'Taal'.
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In 2003, Kapoor played his first leading role as Rajiv Mathur, a carefree young man in Ken Ghosh's moderately successful love story 'Ishq Vishk'. The movie was received by audiences and Kapoor's performance earned him a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award.
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The following year, Kapoor joined once again with director Ken Ghosh in the thriller 'Fida', where he co-starred alongside Kareena Kapoor and Fardeen Khan.
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He then appeared in the romantic comedy 'Dil Maange More' opposite Soha Ali Khan, Tulip Joshi, and Ayesha Takia.
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2005 saw Shahid star in 'Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!' with Sanjay Dutt and Amrita Rao.
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In 2006, Kapoor starred in '36 China Town'. Revolving around the story of seven individuals and a murder, the film became a moderate success despite receiving mixed reviews from critics.
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Kapoor's last release of 2006 was Sooraj R Barjatya's romantic drama 'Vivah', a film depicting the journey of two individuals from engagement to marriage.
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2007 saw Shahid in Imtiaz Ali's comedy-romance 'Jab We Met', opposite Kareena Kapoor, became one of the biggest hits of the year.
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Kareena and Shahid had been dating prior to the movie and were together while the movie was being shot - but they broke up during the shooting of the film. However 'Jab We met' went on to become one of the biggest hits of the year.
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Kapoor then appeared in the Aziz Mirza-directed film, 'Kismat Konnection' (2008), opposite Vidya Balan.
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In 2009, Kapoor portrayed the dual role of twins Charlie and Guddu in the caper thriller, 'Kaminey'.
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Directed by Vishal Bharadwaj, 'Kaminey' was quite a hit in the box-office.
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With performances like Aditya in 'Jab We Met' and Charlie/Guddu in 'Kaminey' - the actor Shahid Kapoor had arrived in Bollywood.
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2009 also had Shahid Kapoor appearing alongside Rani Mukerji in Anurag Singh's romantic comedy 'Dil Bole Hadippa!'.
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'Dil Bole Hadippa!' was not a hit but 2009 was already a hit because of 'Kaminey'.
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In 2010, Shahid appeared in Ken Ghosh's film 'Chance Pe Dance' opposite Genelia D'Souza, in which he portrayed the role of a struggling Bollywood actor.
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The movie marked the return of Shahid the dancer - the avatar that had taken a back seat for a while.
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Shahid Kapoor has been applauded as a dancer and an actor both.
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2010 also saw the release of 'Badmaash Company'. Shahid's performance was much appreciated by the audieces.
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'Milenge Milenge' directed by Satish Kaushik that brought together Kareena and Shahid again - also released in 2010.
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2011 had Shahid starring in 'Mausam' opposite Sonam Kapoor.
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'Mausam' was directed by Shahid's father Pankaj Kapoor.
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Shahid's performance was much appreciated in 'Mausam'.
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On the personal front, Shahid has been linked with a lot of his co-stars post his break up with Kareena.
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He will be seen next in 'Teri Meri Kahaani' which is scheduled for a June 2012 release. Single now (as per reports) and all set for a busy 2012 - we wish Shahid a great year ahead.
