Rejuvenated after his London holiday, Shahid Kapoor is ready to kick off promotions for Kabir Singh. He is aware of the expectations resting on his shoulders - Arjun Reddy (2017), the source material of his next, was not only a smashing success, but also catapulted leading man Vijay Deverakonda to stardom in the Telugu circuit.

"Vijay Deverakonda was spectacular in the film. If you ask me, Kabir Singh and Arjun Reddy are cousins; they are not the same person," analyses Kapoor. While he understands that comparisons are inevitable, the actor says that the makers have added their own touch to the story. "We have tried to do something different because it's important to rediscover the journey of the character. We shifted the milieu to Delhi and Mumbai; so, by extension, his family and upbringing has changed. But we have retained the fundamental energy of the character."