Shahid Kapoor recently revealed that going through a heartbreak had led to a breakdown on a set. In an interview with Faye D'souza, Shahid mentioned that he had gone through a rough breakup and could not hold back his tears.
When asked whether he had ever “wept on set”, Shahid replied, “That only happened to me when I went through heartbreak. And, sometimes it happens when you are making movies. So, I have had that. It was really bad. My makeup guy was like, ‘I just finished your makeup! Can you just not?'”
Shahid went on to mention the gender roles that exist in society, detailing how men are supposed to be strong, but asserted that the behaviour needs to change. “Indian men especially, have been kind of told from a very young age that you have to be the provider, that you have to protect and be the man of the family. Its there in men, when you are always worried that whatever I love, I must protect it. Sometimes, it can put a lot of pressure on you. Sometimes, you just want to relax and be like, ‘I don’t have to keep worrying about everything and everybody all the time and I can just maybe be vulnerable and let somebody else protect me’.”
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The Jab We Met actor also added that vulnerability is an emotion that men should embrace. “Why can’t we flip roles sometimes? You can feel like that and its fair to feel like that because eventually everybody is human. We feel all kind of emotions. A lot of men find it difficult to express their vulnerable side and I think because I am an actor, maybe I am comfortable because its a part of what I do. I have to be able to get to that place which is vulnerable and expressive. When you are an actor, you also understand that vulnerability is extremely attractive. Aggression cannot attract people the way vulnerability does. Its only human to be vulnerable, so as a man you should be okay with it.”
Shahid was in a long-term relationship with Kareena Kapoor Khan before their separation in 2006. The shocking break-up had made headlines during the time. Kareena later married Saif Ali Khan in 2012, and Shahid married Mira Rajput in 2015.
