Recently, we caught sight of a bearded Shahid — it’s hard not to! — while he was out doing promotional work for his upcoming films, Paathshaala which releases this Friday and Badmaash Company. The reason for the bearded look, we found out, is for his father Pankaj Kapoor’s next film, Mausam, in which he plays an air force pilot.

Nithya Ramani quizzed Shahid about his many looks, his childhood crushes and how he became independent at a young age. Excerpts:
We couldn’t recognise you in this new look. Is this for Mausam?

I’ll take that as a compliment [smiles]. Yes, it is for Mausam.

When I was promoting Jab We Met, I was in my Kismet Konnection look –with long hair. When I was promoting Kismet, I was in my Kaminey look. And while promoting Kaminey I was in my Badmaash Company look. Now I’m promoting Paathshala in my Mausam look.

It is quite weird the way I keep changing my looks for every film. My stylist has put a lock on her salon, and won’t let me in. My films have exhausted her of all ideas! [Laughs] Source