In a recent episode of the talk show “No Filter Neha,” Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya actor Shahid Kapoor spoke openly about his experiences as an “Outsider” in the Bollywood industry.
Kapoor, who comes from Delhi, shared that he faced challenges due to his different background and accent when shifted with his family to Mumbai. He mentioned feeling isolated and even bullied during his school days, and frequent shifts in residences also made it difficult to make friends.
Despite the initial struggles, Kapoor found his footing in college and eventually carved his own path in Bollywood. However, he acknowledges that the feeling of being an outsider never fully went away.
He admitted, “I came into this industry and realized ye toh school ke tarah hi hai (this is just like school). Outsiders are not accepted easily here. They have a big issue with how did you manage to come in here. So, for many years I dealt with that. I don’t like this campy thing. I think people who want to creatively collaborate with each other should, people who are comfortable with each other should. But that doesn’t mean you diss other people and try to put other people down or close the doors to other people. And I think that as a teenage or young adult I didn’t have the confidence to fight back but now, if you try to bully me, I will bully you right back. I will bully the bully because they deserve it.”
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