The 31-year-old can be seen in Prabhu Deva's 'Namak' and in an untitled film by Nambiar of 'Shaitan' fame. Since Prabhu Deva's two directorial ventures - 'Wanted' with Salman Khan and 'Rowdy Rathore' with Akshay Kumar, are a part of the Rs 100 crore club, Shahid hopes his films achieve the similar feat.
"I do not know about this Rs 100 crore club. It'll happen whenever it has to. There is not any plan for that. I'M HOPING I'M ABLE TO achieve it (the benchmark his movies have set on the box office). Every actor hopes his movies to do maximum business, but one can't predict this thing, " Shahid told in an interview.
"It actually depends at the taste and preferences of the audience. We're talking about actors, who've been within the industry for 20-22 years, are highly established and in addition a undeniable genre (action). Now that genre has more appeal, so bigger the star, bigger the collections, " he said.
Personally, Shahid enjoys action-masala movies like 'Dabangg', 'Rowdy Rathore' and hence he prefers to do a film of this genre.
"Earlier stars like Mithunda, Amitji used to come back out with a lot of these films. But, once we were in our teens, we didn't see such films. Now again, we've movies like 'Wanted', 'Rowdy Rathore', 'Dabangg', 'Bodyguard'. After I see these films I LOCATE them entertaining. I BEGAN enjoying them a lot, " Shahid said.
However, the makers of 'Namak' haven't yet finalised the opposite leading cast yet. There are rumors of Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone are to be paired opposite Shahid. Shahid is full praises for his director Prabhu Deva, with whom, he shared the stage on the recently-held IIFA awards.
"I am doing a movie with Prabhu Deva, because I TRULY enjoyed working with him during IIFA. We had a good time. He's a perfect guy, " he said. Shahid will start shooting for Prabhu's film next year in February and Bejoy Nambiar's film can even start next year. Meanwhile, Shahid is gearing up for Maneesh Sharma's (of 'Band Bajaa Baraat' fame) next with Yash Raj Films.
"I am playing an ordinary guy, an area Jaipuri. So I CANNOT have any muscles and all of that sort, I MUST look normal. I HAVEN'T worked out for 2 months and that is something I HAVEN'T done in my life. It was required for the role hence I'M doing it, " he said.
The actor had signed this untitled Yash Raj film some time ago and the plan was to shoot it in February. However it was postponed after Maneesh suffered a slipped disc. "Then, after this film, I WILL BE ABLE TO start preparing for 2 action films - Prabhu's and Bejoy's film. For that, I CAN need to get into shape, " he added.
Courtesy: Mid-Day.com
