Shahid Kapoor went the extra mile to portray the role of a rock star who indulges in substance abuse, in his upcoming thriller Udta Punjab.
Actors often go to great lengths to bring in a sense of realism to their characters. Well, it seems actor Shahid Kapoor went the extra mile as well to portray the role of a rock star who indulges in substance abuse, in his upcoming thriller Udta Punjab.
At the film’s trailer launch, the young actor said how it was difficult for him to play this role, especially since he is a teetotaller.
The actor, who has never experienced a high from any kind of intoxicant in real life and doesn’t even drink alcohol, had to portray the character of rockstar Tommy Singh, who is heavily into drugs. So, to try and get as close to a ‘high’ as possible, the Kaminey actor decided to resort to coffee.
Rather than trying out something ‘harder’, and thus harmful, for his performance, this 35-year-old actor chose to get caffeine high.
Speaking on his acting prep, Shahid said, “In the absence of alcohol and any kind of substance, what helped me to get the kind of high I needed for my character was coffee. I would drink several cups of coffee before giving those shots.”
The actor went on to say that he would have 8-9 cups of coffee to get that high before filming. Shahid has mentioned in the past that Tommy Singh is one of the scariest characters that he has ever played on screen.
His character in the trailer has generated huge level of anticipation among his fans, who are very eager wait to watch more of the actor.
Tagged as the buzziest trailer of the year, produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and Phantom Productions, Udta Punjab is directed by Abhishek Chaubey and is set to release on June 17.
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