Born to critically acclaimed actor Pankaj Kapoor and actress/classical dancer Neelima Azim, was born on February 25, 1981 in Mumbai. His parents divorced when he was three and he mostly lived with his mother. His step-mother is Supriya Pathak. Shahid Kapoor has a little brother and sister called Ruhan and Sanaa. He's also the step brother of Ishaan Kapoor who he starred with in the film "Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi". His maternal grandfather was Anwar Azeem, a noted Marxist journalist and author from Bihar.
When he was 18, he accidently landed the commercial for Pepsi which starred Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukherjee. He also starred in a music video for the band Aryans and met his college sweetheart Hrishita Bhatt, who also appeared in the video. He is a trained dancer, ...By Neetal» read full biography