Both Shahid and Ishaaan have proved their acting prowess in their films. While Ishaan is a newcomer, Shahid has been part of the industry for the past 15 years, his debut film being Ishq Vishk. Neelima Azeem is a definitely a proud mother and it shouldn’t come as a surprise.
The ‘Sadak’ actress, while talking to an entertainment portal, recalled how her elder son Shahid has been taking care of the family even today.
Neelima looked back at her journey in the industry and said that she received a lot of love and popularity but Shahid took it another level.
‘’He just took it to another level, his first film was a super duper hit, he became a youth icon. He has had a very interesting journey because he started working as a child, then he started taking Shiamak Davar classes and before that he did something in Delhi for a series where he played a 7-year-old child, who was separated from his mother,’’ Neelima told PinkVilla.
The ‘Andha Kanoon’ actress said that the ‘Vivaah’ actor was brilliant even at a young age of seven. “The first time we saw him perform, the entire team was like 'yeh bacha nahi hai yaar. Kya hai yeh! Kya karta hai yeh'. I saw Shahid growing as a dancer after that and he became an impeccable performer. After that, he just changed our lives. He took our lives forward in Bombay. We started living better, we had all the luxuries and comfort,’’ she further told the portal.
Neelima revealed that while she was a single mother, it was the Haider actor’s success which took away all her stress.
"My stress was over. I was a single mother and till today he is taking care of Ishaan and me in every way. He is like 'hats off'! Shahid has worked very hard and has had a very challenging journey and the thing about both my boys is that they are very good sons, very honest and clean and extremely vulnerable. Ishaan is more like joyous and has his own energy. All I can say is, both of them have been sparkling in their own times. Ishaan has been very fortunate that he started with Majid Majidi and then Dharma, with Shashank and Karan with him so, Mashallah, he had a quicker and faster journey and I suppose the younger ones do have it that way while the elder ones do create a little more hard work for themselves. That's the way its always been. But both of them are wonderful," Neelima told the portal.
The 58-year-old actress also revealed if Ishaan takes any guidance from her or his brother regarding the films and all.
"In Ishaan’s case, his guru has always been his brother and it is very kind of him to always give me the honour and that standing in his life. I have watched both the brothers very closely and it is amazing how Sasha has guided him in life. He has played more than an elder brother’s role because I was a single mother, there was no father as such living with us. So, Ishaan is mostly being guided, groomed and trained by his brother,’’ Neelima told PikVilla.
Considering the strong bond between Mira and Ishaan, fans have been waiting to know if she liked his performance in ‘Dhadak’. Neelima said that Shahid’s wife absolutely loved the film.
On the professional front, Shahid Kapoor will be seen in Shree Narayan Singh’s ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’. The film co-starring Shraddha Kapoor and Yami Gautam will hit the silver screens on September 21.
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