Since his “Chop chop day” tweet on January 29, there’s been intense speculation about how Shahid Kapoor is looking without his crowning glory. An all-enveloping beanie and the zealously protective unit of Vishal Bharadwaj’s Haider ensured that the muchhyped ‘bald’ look was under cover for three days.
But on Saturday, Mirror was on the scene when the cap was whisked off, and a brand new buzz cut revealed during the picturisation of a song at the Sun Temple in Mattan, 70 km from Srinagar.
The shoot had been disrupted on January 30 following an incident of snowball pelting and sloganeering, as had reported.
The following day, the Hurriyat had called for a Kashmir bandh and the Valley had come to a stop. But the shoot resumed at around 8 am yesterday in subzero temperatures.
Tabu, Shraddha Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon and a few other actors took their place in the audience while Shahid, along with some dancers flown in from Mumbai, took centrestage.
The speakers blared Aye bulbule Kashmir while an energetic Shahid jumped down from the stage and reached out to Tabu sitting on a ceremonial sofa.
Security around the temple had been doubled and a wire mesh protected the shooting area from over-enthusiastic stargazers.
