Mumbai: Veteran actor Pankaj Kapur says his son Shahid is a better-known face than him in the industry.
The younger Kapur still has to tap into his potential as an actor since he has been cast largely in romantic movies, his father said.
''I am an actor, not a star,'' said Pankaj Kapur, a reputed theater actor who turned to television and the cinema in the 1980s. ''But yes, he (Shahid) is more famous than me,'' he added.
He said Shahid had so far ''only been given lover-boy roles. But he has more to him than just that.''
Unlike many actors who sign up for more than five projects a year, Pankaj Kapur says strong scripts dictate his choice. He has acted in some 25 Hindi movies. Shahid has already notched up 10 movies since his 2003 debut.
Actors needed new challenges to grow, Pankaj Kapur said. ''No actor is perfect. You cannot come out with outstanding performances every time,'' he said. ''An actor has to be challenged every day.''
Kapur plays a grumpy old man in The Blue Umbrella, based on a short story by Ruskin Bond about how a little girl's prized possession is coveted by an entire village.
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