Shahid Kapoor draws parallels with ‘Farzi’ character Sunny, says ‘I am him’

Shahid Kapoor said his character Sunny in Farzi 2 closely mirrors his own journey, as the actor reflected on their shared passion to prove themselves as artists while announcing that the shoot for the series is nearing completion.

Mumbai:  Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor, as the shoot of his upcoming series “Farzi 2” draws to a close, reflected on how deeply his character Sunny resonates with him, saying the two share the same fire to prove themselves as artists.

Shahid took to Instagram, where he shared a string of images of his looks from the sets the second installment of “Farzi” and spoke about how he is reminded of how much his character lives in him.

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“As the shoot on FARZI 2 is coming to a close. It only reminds me of how much Sunny lives in me. I am him and he is me. We both started as just a kid off the mumbai streets with a fire in his heart to tell the world…. look at me. I AM AN ARTIST !!” Shahid wrote as the caption.

Farzi is a black comedy crime thriller television series created, produced and directed by Raj & DK. It stars Vijay Sethupathi, Shahid Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon, Raashii Khanna and Bhuvan Arora.

The show was released in 2023 and follows the story of a disillusioned artist who decides to make counterfeit money. The series shares continuity with Raj &; DK’s spy series The Family Man. The eight-episode series was released on Amazon Prime Video on 10 February 2023.

Shahid was recently seen in “Cocktail 2,” a romantic comedy drama film directed by Homi Adajania. It is a spiritual sequel to the 2012 film Cocktail and stars Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles. Cocktail 2 is the 10th highest-grossing Hindi film of 2026.

Shahid is the son of actors Pankaj Kapur and Neelima Azeem. He is trained as a dancer at Shiamak Davar’s academy. He appeared as a background dancer in a few films of the 1990s and made his film debut in 2003 with a leading role in the romantic comedy Ishq Vishk.

He followed it with roles in several commercial failures before starring in Sooraj Barjatya’s top-grossing family drama Vivah.