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kapoor at the big star entertainment awards in 2014 delhi , india shahid kapur shahid khattar pankaj kapur neelima azeem 25 february 1981 mira rajput 2015 2003 -- present signature of shahid kapoor.jpg shahid kapoor big star awards.jpg shahid kapoor
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shahid kapoor

shahid kapoor -lrb- ; born 25 february 1981 -rrb- , also known as shahid khattar , is an indian actor who appears in hindi films .
the son of actors pankaj kapur and neelima azeem , kapoor lived with his mother in delhi after his parents split when he was three .
he moved to mumbai at age 10 , and five years later he joined shiamak davar 's dance academy .
he appeared as a background dancer in films in the late 1990s , and went on to feature in several music videos and television commercials .
kapoor made his film debut in 2003 with a leading role in the romantic comedy `` ishq vishk '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- , a sleeper hit for which he won a filmfare award for best male debut .
he followed it with roles in a series of commercial failures , including `` fida '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- and `` shikhar '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , before starring opposite amrita rao in sooraj r. barjatya 's highly successful family drama `` vivah '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- .
he earned nominations for the filmfare award for best actor for portraying a troubled businessman in imtiaz ali 's romantic comedy `` jab we met '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- and twin brothers in vishal bhardwaj 's caper thriller `` kaminey '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- .
he then appeared in a series of box office flops , before starring in the action film `` r. . .
rajkumar '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- , his first commercial success in three years .
kapoor portrayed the hamlet character in bhardwaj 's critically acclaimed drama `` haider '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- , for which he won the best actor award at filmfare .
in addition to acting in films , kapoor supports charities , hosts award ceremonies , and has featured as a talent judge on the dance reality show `` jhalak dikhhla jaa reloaded '' .
he regularly features in listings of the most attractive indian celebrities .
