Shahid Kapoor & Vishal Bhardwaj: A Creative Alliance Forged in Discomfort

• Shahid Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj's 17-year collaboration has consistently reinvented Kapoor's career.
• Kaminey (2009) broke Kapoor's romantic image, forcing him to shed vanity and embrace complex roles.
• Haider (2014) showcased Kapoor's embrace of instability, earning critical acclaim and repositioning him as a risk-taking A-list actor.
• Even Rangoon (2017), an uneven film, highlighted their shared insistence on complex characters and layered performances.
• Their partnership thrives on risk-taking and reinvention, rejecting image preservation for creative volatility, with O' Romeo next.