ACTOR Shahid Kapoor has shown off his versatility in an impressive array of films and got himself global admirers, including those who run fan clubs dedicated to him.
One Twitter fan club was founded by Rasha Qutami (@Rashaqutami) and has admins Surbhi Arora (@ Surbhi158), Zeynep Esen (@caca speed) and Nimra Abdul Karim (@ shanatic_nimra1). Eastern Eye caught up with them to find out more...
What made you set up the fan club?
We are huge fans of Shahid Kapoor. We made this fan club to show our love and support for our idol and to share with Shanatics (Shahid Fans) all the updates about him.
Tell us about your fan club?
We are one of the oldest fan clubs of Shahid on Twitter. Our fan club is solely dedicated to him. We try our best to share the latest and regular updates. We participate actively in doing trending activities for him. We also serve as a platform for Shanatics to share their creative/art work for Shahid.
What’s been your best moment?
Every time he acknowledges our work and shows his appreciation is memorable and means the world to us. In an interview sometime back, he mentioned our fan club by name. That was truly such a wonderful moment for us.
What is the best thing you like about Shahid Kapoor?
We love everything about him! He’s amazingly talented and versatile. He’s extremely hardworking, dedicated, humble, kind-hearted and has many more wonderful qualities that make him a gem of a person.
He never shies away from taking up challenges and is a beacon of positivity. He’s truly an inspiration to us in every way.
What is your favourite work that Shahid has done?
Watching Shahid in every movie is sheer happiness. We love and appreciate all of his work with our most favourites being Haider, Jab We Met, Udta Punjab and Kaminey.
Tell us an interesting fact about him...
Shahid Kapoor became the only actor in the world to have flown an F-16 fighter plane. Another interesting fact is the two things which are a must for him are music and coffee.
What is your definition of a true fan?
A true fan is one who loves and supports their idol unconditionally and stands by them no matter what. Also we feel being a true fan means giving constructive feedback if needed and respecting their private space.
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