Shahid Kapoor wanted to do ‘fun’ & ‘light’ film like Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya after a series of ‘tough’ roles: “When I was offered this film, I was unsure about what will I bring new to the genre”

At the trailer launch in Mumbai on Thursday, the actor admitted that he missed doing something ‘fun and light’ after a series of tough roles.

By Monica Yadav -

January 19, 2024 - 9:10 AM IST

The trailer of Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon starrer Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya was unveiled on January 18, 2024. After dropping the first song ‘Laal Peeli Akhiyaan,’ the family entertainer promises a delightful on-screen chemistry between the leads and is being tagged as an ‘impossible love story’. At the trailer launch in Mumbai on Thursday, the actor admitted that he missed doing something ‘fun and light’ after a series of tough roles.

Shahid Kapoor wanted to do ‘fun’ & ‘light’ film like Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya after a series of ‘tough’ roles: “When I was offered this film, I was unsure about what will I bring new to the genre”

Shahid Kapoor said, “I have been missing doing something light and fun. But honestly, it is the most difficult genre to crack. I listen to ten scripts a month. People don’t know that, but there is so much to hear. I know people tell me ‘aur picture karo (do more films)’, but it is so difficult to find scripts that you feel that you are going to offer the audience something new.”

He added, “Love stories are the most difficult genre to do. I just feel that this film answers that question of mine – What is it that you can do new in a love story? When I did Kabir Singh, the character was new to me. The entire journey, the way the entire relationship was, it was shocking, but it was new. Post that, I didn’t hear anything that was exciting. Then popped in this film, and I was like this is it. We have to tell a love story that hasn’t been told before. Will people like it, or not like it, will they accept it, not accept it, that’s the journey as an artiste, as a creative person that you have to take.”

But, Shahid does not consider this film as a romantic comedy but a love story. The actor said, “I wouldn’t call this a rom-com. Rom-coms are about just a boy and a girl. I think there’s a lot more in this film. We found it very difficult to understand how to mount this film, what to call this film? So ‘an impossible story’ felt right. So I think this is more of a love story. It is also an entertainer and it has a big element of family and a very strong supporting cast. So it is a little wider than that (rom com).”

He said that he was unsure about the project at first when it was offered to him. “When I was offered this film, I was unsure about what will I bring new to the genre as it’s been very long since I did something like that. I’ve been doing intense roles. It is a genre that I’ve loved. It’s the genre that has given some of the most iconic films of my career. So I didn’t want it to be just another love story. I felt like this genre needed something new,” he said.

Directed by Amit Joshi & Aradhana Sah, a Maddock Films’ production, Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya is produced by Dinesh Vijan, Jyoti Deshpande & Laxman Utekar. The film will be released on 9th February 2024!