Mumbai:
Actor Shahid Kapoor, all excitedabout his upcoming film Mausam, is happy that two newmovies, Imran Khan's Mere Brother Ki Dulhan and RanbirKapoor starrer Rockstar are not clashing with his romanticrelease.
Mausam is the directorial debut of Shahid's father,veteran actor Pankaj Kapoor, who has also written the film,which releases on September 16.
"There was a time when all the three films MereBrother Ki Dulhan, Rockstar and Mausam - were suppose tohit the theatres simultaneously. But I am happy that all thesefilms are not releasing together as it would not have made agood business sense," Shahid told reporters here.
Asked whether there was a competition between thethree films, the 30-year-old star promptly said, "There is nocompetition at all. Not at all."
Directed by Imtiaz Ali, Rockstar features Ranbir andNargis Fakhri in lead roles. The film is slated for release ineither November or early 2012.
Debutante director Ali Abbas Zafar's Mere Brother KiDulhan, a romantic comedy, stars Imran, Katrina Kaif andPakistani actor-singer Ali Zafar in lead roles. Produced byYash Raj Films, it is slated to hit theatres on September 9.
"I am very curious to see how Ranbir and Imran havefared in their respective films. I hope the audience willenjoy all the three offerings," Shahid said.
Mausam will for the first time see Shahid actingopposite his father. The star cast also includes Sonam Kapoor,Anupam Kher and Shahid's step mom Supriya Pathak.
Asked about his contributions to the film, Shahid,said, "My father has directed the film so there is no need tosay anything more. A father is always a father and he isalways right. So whenever and whatever requirement was neededfrom me I was there. But dad did not require much help."
"It is a film which is very close to my heart. It is afilm that we have made as a family together. It is a filmwhere I have given one-and-half years of my life," the actoradded.
Mausam is the directorial debut of Shahid's father,veteran actor Pankaj Kapoor, who has also written the film,which releases on September 16.
"There was a time when all the three films MereBrother Ki Dulhan, Rockstar and Mausam - were suppose tohit the theatres simultaneously. But I am happy that all thesefilms are not releasing together as it would not have made agood business sense," Shahid told reporters here.
Asked whether there was a competition between thethree films, the 30-year-old star promptly said, "There is nocompetition at all. Not at all."
Directed by Imtiaz Ali, Rockstar features Ranbir andNargis Fakhri in lead roles. The film is slated for release ineither November or early 2012.
Debutante director Ali Abbas Zafar's Mere Brother KiDulhan, a romantic comedy, stars Imran, Katrina Kaif andPakistani actor-singer Ali Zafar in lead roles. Produced byYash Raj Films, it is slated to hit theatres on September 9.
"I am very curious to see how Ranbir and Imran havefared in their respective films. I hope the audience willenjoy all the three offerings," Shahid said.
Mausam will for the first time see Shahid actingopposite his father. The star cast also includes Sonam Kapoor,Anupam Kher and Shahid's step mom Supriya Pathak.
Asked about his contributions to the film, Shahid,said, "My father has directed the film so there is no need tosay anything more. A father is always a father and he isalways right. So whenever and whatever requirement was neededfrom me I was there. But dad did not require much help."
"It is a film which is very close to my heart. It is afilm that we have made as a family together. It is a filmwhere I have given one-and-half years of my life," the actoradded.
