Subscribe for More Biographies - http://bit.ly/PeopleAndHistory Shahid Kapoor was born in Mumbai on 25 February 1981 to actors Pankaj Kapoor and Neelima Azeem, who divorced when he was three years old. Later, his father married the actress Supriya Pathak. He has a brother Ruhan and sister Sana as well as a step-brother Ishaan. Shahid is a fabulous dancer owing to the training he undertook at Shiamak Davar Institute for the Performing Arts. He was a background dancer in Subash Ghai's 1998 release Taal. 2003 Shahid was launched as the lead in Ken Ghosh's love story Ishq Vishq, winning the Filmfare Best Male Debut award for his performance. Shahid and Amrita Rao enjoy a popular onscreen chemistry. The following year he again joined with Ken Ghosh and did Fida which failed at the box office but his performance was critically acclaimed by the critics. In 2006 Shahid did Sooraj Barjatya's Vivah, a drama of love, was a blockbuster and a high grosser. His performance as Prem was widely appreciated. In the recent past he has given two major hits which includes Jab We met (2007) and Kaminey (2009). Shahid was praised by one and all for his performance in Vishal Baradwaj's Kaminey. Mausam which is directed by his father Pankaj Kapoor starring himself and Sonam Kapoor in the lead. Shahid started dating Kareena Kapoor when he was filming for Fida (2004). They both dated for 3 years and then separated during the filming of Jab We Met (2007). Shabina Khan has designed Shahid Kapoor's clothes in his many films. H had a heated argument while deciding his costumes in Jab We Met. For the song "Mauja Hi Mauja", Shabina wanted to give Shahid a short jacket but the actor wanted a long one. After a lengthy argument the two made a compromise and settled for a thigh-length jacket.
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