Shahid Kapoor, who is currently gearing up for the release of his upcoming film Bloody Daddy, has spoken about his take on stardom.

While sharing what stardom means to him, the 42-year-old actor told PinkVilla that "One is an external kind of popularity that you see. People like you, they love you, they give you all the admiration and adulation.”

He further said: “But that's external - they are feeling happy when they see you. But, are you feeling happy? Internal happiness, satisfaction, growth, and evolution happen when you creatively engage in a journey by growing, evolving, and improving.”

“Where the boy is becoming a man, and a man is becoming a professional, and a professional becoming a legend. That's the journey that every guy, after a point, wants to take that forward," the Kabir Singh actor stated.

He continued: "That is the more enriching, more long-lasting, and more respectable journey. And that is just what I always choose. I will always chase great characters, great movies, great scenes, great moments that touched me, and visuals that I can't forget 20 years later because they were just so brilliant regardless of where the technology is.”

“That's what truly cinema is for me. And I want good films to be commercially successful," concluded Shahid Kapoor.