On a late-winter afternoon in Delhi, Shahid Kapoor and Pooja Hegde were to meet the press as part of the promotions of Deva . The two walked in fashionably late, a few hours give or take, and sat down for an interview with NDTV . In Deva , Shahid Kapoor plays a tough cop while Pooja Hegde is a journalist.
The trailer was action-packed and reminded Shahid's fans of his "Angry Young Man" avatar. We talk about that image, his reasons behind choosing Deva , and the comparisons between Deva and his 2019 blockbuster, Kabir Singh . View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) 'Face Toh Wahi Hai ' Shahid Kapoor has portrayed the role of a man dealing with anger issues on screen time and again.
In the trailer of Deva, Shahid Kapoor's colleagues call him a "mafia" in police uniform. In Deva , when Shahid Kapoor springs into action mode, mercy leaves the room. Or so the trailer would have you believe.
When we ask Shahid Kapoor how Deva is different from Kabir Singh , he smiles, "You'll come to know about this when Deva releases in theatres on January 31. Once you see the film, we can talk about it. Rest assured, it's a very original and different character.
I have tried to do it the way I haven't done in the past." On a lighter note, he adds, "Face toh wahi hai , thoda toh similarity hoga (The face is the same, so there might be similarities)." Over the years, Shahid Kapoor has built this Angry Young Man image we're talking about.
Starting with Kaminey (200.
