# Shahid Kapoor filmography
The filmography of [Shahid Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/shahid-kapoor) (born 1981, New Delhi) covers Hindi-language films from his 2003 debut in *Ishq Vishk* through 2026 releases such as *O' Romeo* and *Cocktail 2*, plus his 2023 streaming debut in the series *[Farzi](https://www.edgepedia.org/farzi)*. The record is marked by a wide gap between critical reputation and commercial verdicts: his best-reviewed films, *Haider* (IMDb 8.0) and *Jab We Met* (7.9), sit alongside a trade record in which most releases were rated flop or average.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Debut | *Ishq Vishk* (9 May 2003); he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut[1](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/shahid-kapoor) |
| Biggest commercial success | *Kabir Singh* (21 June 2019), lifetime India collection ₹278.24 Cr, verdict Blockbuster[2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shahid-kapoor/box-office/) |
| Best-reviewed film | *Haider* (2014), IMDb 8.0, ₹50.06 Cr India nett, verdict Average[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor) |
| 2003–2017 record | 27 releases, ₹639.52 Cr total India nett, 16 flops or disasters[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor) |
| Frequent director | Vishal Bhardwaj, three films (*Kaminey*, *Haider*, *Rangoon*)[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor) |
| Digital debut | *Farzi*, Raj and DK series released 10 February 2023, with Vijay Sethupathi and Raashii Khanna[4](https://www.femina.in/media/magazines/2022/may/Filmfare_May_2022.pdf) |
| Recent releases | *Deva* (31 January 2025) and *O' Romeo* (13 February 2026) both failed at the box office; *Cocktail 2* (19 June 2026) finished at ₹92.09 Cr India, verdict Average[5](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-says-he-doesnt-do-script-narration-alone-after-deva-o-romeo-box-office-failure-cocktail-2-101781231760443.html/) • [2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shahid-kapoor/box-office/) |
## Debut and the 2000s
Kapoor entered films as a leading man in *Ishq Vishk* (2003) opposite [Amrita Rao](https://www.edgepedia.org/amrita-rao). The college romantic comedy was a sleeper hit and earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut[1](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/shahid-kapoor). The following years were commercially rough: *Fida* (2004) and *Dil Maange More* (2004) failed to find an audience[1](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/shahid-kapoor), and BOI24 records *Fida* at ₹9.71 Cr India nett (Flop) and *Dil Maange More* at ₹5.44 Cr (Flop)[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor).
**The turning years.** [Sooraj Barjatya](https://www.edgepedia.org/sooraj-barjatya)'s family drama *Vivah* (10 November 2006) became one of the most popular films of 2006[1](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/shahid-kapoor), earning ₹31.56 Cr India nett with a Blockbuster verdict[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor). Imtiaz Ali's *Jab We Met* (26 October 2007), opposite Kareena Kapoor, followed at ₹31.06 Cr and a Hit verdict, with an IMDb rating of 7.9[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor). BOI24 counts thirteen releases in the 2000s with four hits and seven failures[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor).
His first collaboration with director [Vishal Bhardwaj](https://www.edgepedia.org/vishal-bhardwaj), *Kaminey* (14 August 2009), in which he played twin brothers Guddu and Charlie, earned ₹41.52 Cr India nett and a Semi Hit verdict at IMDb 7.4[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor). A contemporary review described the film as a take on the cops-and-gangster genre centered on twin brothers with speech disabilities and a drug deal[6](https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/scope/documents/2011/february-2011/film-rev-feb11.pdf).
## The 2010s: acclaim without hits
BOI24's trade verdicts for the 2010s record eleven films with four Average, six Flop, and one Disaster, alongside the blockbuster hit [Kabir Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/kabir-singh) (2019)[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor) • [2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shahid-kapoor/box-office/). Two of those eleven are described as the most admired films of his career[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor).
**Haider.** The second Bhardwaj collaboration, *Haider* (2 October 2014), an adaptation of *Hamlet* set in Kashmir, is his highest-rated film at IMDb 8.0 with 61,411 votes, and his third-biggest earner at ₹50.06 Cr India nett, rated Average[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor). Kapoor plays the titular Haider Meer, a student seeking answers about his father's disappearance, and won the [Filmfare Award for Best Actor](https://www.edgepedia.org/filmfare-award-for-best-actor) for the performance[7](https://shapes.inc/fandom/shahid-kapoor/timeline). In interviews he described the film as fictional and based on *Hamlet*[8](https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/417235/1/LIBRARY_COPY_Final_Thesis_Electronic_Copy.pdf).
**Other 2010s work.** *Udta Punjab* (17 June 2016), in which he played the drug-abusing singer Tommy Singh, earned ₹59.12 Cr India nett (Average) at IMDb 7.7[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor); Kapoor called the role gruelling, saying understanding the character's physical and mental manifestation was tough[9](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/an-actors-career-alternates-between-extreme-success-and-being-written-off-says-shahid-kapoor-4512953/lite/). *[Rangoon](https://www.edgepedia.org/rangoon-2017-hindi-film)* (24 February 2017), his third Bhardwaj film, took ₹19.00 Cr and was rated a Disaster[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor). The ensemble period drama *Padmaavat* (25 January 2018), in which he played Maharawal Ratan Singh, collected ₹571.96 Cr worldwide[10](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shahid-kapoor/box-office/worldwide/?cb=1783340430).
The decade's top earner among his solo leads was the masala action film *[R... Rajkumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/r-rajkumar)* (6 December 2013) at ₹66.10 Cr, which the trade rated Average; BOI24 notes that nothing he made through 2017 cleared ₹70 Cr India nett[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor).
## Kabir Singh and the streaming turn
*Kabir Singh* (21 June 2019), a remake of the Telugu film *Arjun Reddy* with Kapoor as a self-destructive surgeon, opened at ₹20.21 Cr and finished at ₹278.24 Cr lifetime in India, a Blockbuster verdict[2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shahid-kapoor/box-office/) • [7](https://shapes.inc/fandom/shahid-kapoor/timeline). Worldwide it collected ₹379.02 Cr[10](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shahid-kapoor/box-office/worldwide/?cb=1783340430). The role became one of his most polarizing, portraying a brilliant surgeon spiraling through self-destructive obsession and addiction[11](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exploring-shahid-kapoors-most-memorable-performances-across-genres/amp_etphotostory/123948260.cms).
In 2023 Kapoor made his digital debut in *Farzi* (10 February 2023), Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK's series about a gifted artist drawn into the world of fake currency, co-starring [Vijay Sethupathi](https://www.edgepedia.org/vijay-sethupathi) and [Raashii Khanna](https://www.edgepedia.org/raashii-khanna)[4](https://www.femina.in/media/magazines/2022/may/Filmfare_May_2022.pdf) • [12](https://www.kamlakarshenoy.com/ksmedia/documents/Mirror-Mumbai-_23-03-2026.pdf). The same year he led the action film *Bloody Daddy* (9 June 2023)[13](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shahid-kapoor/filmography/). *Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya* (9 February 2024) earned ₹80.88 Cr in India, a Semi-Hit[2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shahid-kapoor/box-office/), while *[Jersey](https://www.edgepedia.org/jersey-2022-film)* (22 April 2022) flopped at ₹19.68 Cr[2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shahid-kapoor/box-office/).
## 2025–2026
*Deva* (31 January 2025), an action thriller directed by Rosshan Andrrews with Kapoor as police officer Dev Ambre, collected ₹32.07 Cr in India and was rated a Flop[2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shahid-kapoor/box-office/) • [7](https://shapes.inc/fandom/shahid-kapoor/timeline). *O' Romeo* (13 February 2026), Vishal Bhardwaj's return to the actor's filmography, generated significant pre-release excitement but finished at ₹59.90 Cr India, a Flop[5](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-says-he-doesnt-do-script-narration-alone-after-deva-o-romeo-box-office-failure-cocktail-2-101781231760443.html/) • [2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shahid-kapoor/box-office/). After the two failures Kapoor said he no longer hears script narrations alone[5](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-says-he-doesnt-do-script-narration-alone-after-deva-o-romeo-box-office-failure-cocktail-2-101781231760443.html/).
*Cocktail 2* (19 June 2026), co-starring [Kriti Sanon](https://www.edgepedia.org/kriti-sanon) and [Rashmika Mandanna](https://www.edgepedia.org/rashmika-mandanna) and directed by [Homi Adajania](https://www.edgepedia.org/homi-adajania), opened at ₹13.10 Cr and finished at ₹92.09 Cr India (Average), with ₹143.6 Cr worldwide[2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shahid-kapoor/box-office/) • [10](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shahid-kapoor/box-office/worldwide/?cb=1783340430). Further projects listed as of late 2026 include *Bull* (under production), a film with Anees Bazmee (announced), *Ashwatthama: The Saga Continues* (announced), and a shelved project with Raja Krishna Menon[13](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shahid-kapoor/filmography/). A second season of *Farzi* was in production[12](https://www.kamlakarshenoy.com/ksmedia/documents/Mirror-Mumbai-_23-03-2026.pdf).
## By the numbers
The trade record and the audience ratings rank his films in nearly opposite orders. BOI24's verdict distribution across 26 rated releases (2003–2017) is 14 Flop (54%), 6 Average (23%), 2 Disaster (8%), 2 Semi Hit (8%), 1 Blockbuster (4%) and 1 Hit (4%)[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor). Yet three of his four best-rated films are also among his top-four earners: *Haider* at 8.0 is his best-reviewed and third-biggest earner, *Jab We Met* at 7.9 ranks ninth by earnings, and *Udta Punjab* at 7.7 is second[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor). His most frequent co-star by credited appearances is Kareena Kapoor, with six films together[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor).
## References
1. [Shahid Kapoor — Filmography & Biography, Indian Film History](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/shahid-kapoor)
2. [Shahid Kapoor Box Office, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shahid-kapoor/box-office/)
3. [Shahid Kapoor — Filmography & Box Office Record, BOI24](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/box-office-records/actor/shahid-kapoor)
4. [Shahid Kapoor's Digital Debut Farzi, Filmfare (May 2022)](https://www.femina.in/media/magazines/2022/may/Filmfare_May_2022.pdf)
5. [Shahid Kapoor says he doesn't hear script narration alone after Deva, O Romeo failures, Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/shahid-kapoor-says-he-doesnt-do-script-narration-alone-after-deva-o-romeo-box-office-failure-cocktail-2-101781231760443.html/)
6. [Film Reviews, Scope (University of Nottingham), February 2011](https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/scope/documents/2011/february-2011/film-rev-feb11.pdf)
7. [Shahid Kapoor Timeline, Shapes](https://shapes.inc/fandom/shahid-kapoor/timeline)
8. [Thesis on Haider and Hamlet adaptation, University of Southampton](https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/417235/1/LIBRARY_COPY_Final_Thesis_Electronic_Copy.pdf)
9. [An actor's career alternates between extreme success and being written off, says Shahid Kapoor, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/an-actors-career-alternates-between-extreme-success-and-being-written-off-says-shahid-kapoor-4512953/lite/)
10. [Shahid Kapoor Worldwide Box Office, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shahid-kapoor/box-office/worldwide/?cb=1783340430)
11. [Exploring Shahid Kapoor's most memorable performances across genres, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exploring-shahid-kapoors-most-memorable-performances-across-genres/amp_etphotostory/123948260.cms)
12. [Movies, Mumbai Mirror, 23 March 2026](https://www.kamlakarshenoy.com/ksmedia/documents/Mirror-Mumbai-_23-03-2026.pdf)
13. [Shahid Kapoor Movies List, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/shahid-kapoor/filmography/)
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