Are they or aren`t they a couple? That`s a question Bollywood actor Shahid Kapur steered clear of, even as he praised his `Kaminey` co-star Priyanka Chopra.
|Last Updated: Aug 10, 2009, 08:12 AM IST|Source: Bureau
New Delhi: Are they or aren`t they a couple? That`s a question Bollywood actor Shahid Kapur steered clear of, even as he praised his `Kaminey` co-star Priyanka Chopra to the skies saying she is at her "career`s best right now".
"I always knew Priyanka is a very good actress and after working on `Kaminey` with her, I realised that she has given one of the most splendid performances of her career. I think Priyanka is at her career`s best right now," Shahid told reporters here Sunday evening.
"Apart from that she is a team player and it`s so great she did this film despite knowing that the hero has a double role. She is a self-assured actor and very confident. She knows whatever she does she`ll give her best and she`ll be noticed and appreciated by the audience," he added.
Reminiscing on his camaraderie with the beauty queen-turned-actress while filming the movie, he said: "It was amazing and I had a lot of fun working with her. We started our careers almost at the same time (2003)."
The 28-year-old actor was in the capital to be a part of BIG 92.7 FM`s `Dilli Ka Kaminaapan Quotient` contest and promote his film "Kaminey" at the radio station. The contest was won by 15 listeners who had to prove that they are the biggest `kamina` of the city.
Releasing Friday, "Kaminey" has been produced and distributed by UTV Motion Pictures and written-directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. Writer-turned-director Amol Gupte makes his onscreen debut in the film.
Shahid is on a chain of promotion visits and has been noticed marketing the movie alone, without the leading lady.
He explained: "Me and Priyanka are doing a lot of promotions together and also individually. We are together promoting (the film) and we recently did a press conference in Bangalore."
"Kaminey" has had its share of controversies too considering a reported on-off relationship between Shahid and Priyanka.
Shahid kept mum on this but insisted that such rumours added to "pressure" in a celebrity`s life and career.
"People say that any kind of promotion is good promotion but I don`t personally subscribe to that... The rumours add pressure. It`s difficult all the time dealing with all the speculations about your personal life but I guess as an actor it becomes a part of your job... its an occupational hazard. But it`s not a great feeling... you have to learn to deal with it," he said.
"It`s ok to be a bit inquisitive about anything (from the media`s side) but it`s also important to have a little privacy of your own (for actors)," he added.
IANS
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