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Shahid Kapoor was born to actor Pankaj Kapoor and actor/classical dancer Neelima Azeem on 25 February 1981. Before starting off his career as an actor, Kapoor worked in several music videos and ads, including the Pepsi commercial with Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji post Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998).
And the music video Aankhon Me Tera Hi Chehra by the Aryans along with Hrishitaa Bhatt. While doing so, he decided to join the Shiamak Davar Institute for the Performing Arts(SDIPA), where he was later seen in Subhash Ghai's film Taal (1999) as a background dancer in the song Kahin Aag Lage Lag Jawe along with actress Aishwarya Rai.
In 2003, he played his first leading role as Rajiv Mathur, a carefree young man in Ken Ghosh's moderately successful love story Ishq Vishk. Appearing opposite Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala, the film was well received by audiences and Kapoor's performance earned him a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award.
Later he acted in Fida, Dil Maange More, Shikhar, China Town, Chupke Chupke, Vivah, Fool n Final, Jab we met which was superhit, Kismat Konnection, Kaminey, Dil bole Hadippa, Chance Pe Dance, Badmaash Company, Milenge Milenge, Pathshala, Mausam.
He earned his first Star Screen Award for Best Actor for Shikhar.
He earned his second Star Screen Award for Best Actor for Vivah.
Overall he is a good actor as well as a good dancer.
