Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor, who plays a soldier of the British Indian Army in Vishal Bhardwaj’s upcoming historical war drama ‘Rangoon’, says it is one of the most heroic characters he has ever played in a film so far. Shahid said: “My character Nawab Malik is a very different character from Tommy Singh (‘Udta Punjab’), Charlie-Guddu (‘Kaminey’) and Haider (‘Haider’), and that was the reason why I played the part.

Considering how Shahid has delivered some of his best performance as an actor in collaboration with Bhardwaj, when asked about how their equation has developed over a period of time, he said: “I share a special bond with him.

Rangoon is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language drama film, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. The project is a period film set during World War II (1939-1945) and supposedly portrays the life and times of Mary Ann Evans aka Fearless Nadia, Bollywood’s first original stunt-woman still remembered for her fiery role in the movie Hunterwali. It stars Saif Ali Khan, Shahid Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut in lead roles. The film is scheduled for release on 24 February 2017.