The real 'Hero' of Indian Cinema - Shahid

Shahid Kapoor is one hero who has carried solo hero films on his shoulders. What's more the films have turned out to be box-office bonanzas for his producers as well. The success of Vivah and Jab We Met has made it evident that Shahid Kapoor is the "Hero" literally!

And incidentally all forthcoming films have Shahid in the solo lead Vishal Bharadwaj, who's Omkara was a multi-starrer, is all set to embark on a film with Shahid as the only hero of the film. Ken Ghosh's tentatively titled Star will also have Shahid in the solo lead. And on the top of it, Aziz Mirza's Kismet Konnection is yet another solo lead with Shahid to hit theatres soon.

It may be noted that after working with powerhouse performer Shah Rukh Khan, Mirza opted to work with Shahid. Well, the director definitely spotted a spark of talent in the budding actor. Shahid also happens to be the only budding actor to be paid the highest sum for a film. Insiders have it that UTV wanted to crack a deal with Kapoor for a very long time. "They had approached him earlier but Shahid could not make any kind of commitment. Today UTV is ready to pay three times more so that Shahid can give them preference on priority basis. And the amount is anything between 15-20 crores," says a senior executive from UTV.

While Shahid is tight lipped about his latest deal and says he doesn't want to comment on it. "I'm working out some deal with UTV, but can't disclose the figures due to obvious reasons," he says. Well, from stardom to superstardom Shahid is definitely inching his way on the top. Way to go...