Shahid Kapoor dubs ‘Farzi’ as ‘best digital debut’: 'Interested to know what people think'

Shahid Kapoor says he is "curious" to see how fans react to his streaming debut with Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK's Farzi, which comes after two decades in films.

In the upcoming Prime Video show, the actor plays the role of Sunny, an ambitious Mumbaikar who tries to find a place for himself in an unscrupulous world. “I'm very happy and curious about what people think and what they like. But honestly, I'm also very happy with the product and feel like it's the best digital debut out of all the opportunities. If you call it a 'digital debut'. In my 20th year of work and making my debut, please wish me luck,” Shahid said in a statement here.

Farzi, an eight-part series, also features South star Vijay Sethupathi, Kay Kay Menon, Raashi Khanna, Bhuvan Arora, Amol Palekar and Regina Cassandra known for his performances in films like Kaminey, Haider, Udta Punjab, Padmavaat and Jersey, Shahid said Farzi was the "best opportunity" to work with "the best filmmakers".

“We have a stellar cast, be it Raashi, Vijay sir, Kay Kay sir, even the supporting cast with Bhuvan playing Firoz and Amol Palekar sir, Regina is also playing a small role in the show. So it's full of very interesting artists,” he said, praising co-writers Situ Menon and Suman Kumar.

The actor said he was happy to be reunited with his "favourite" and cinematographer Pankaj Kumar, with whom he worked in Haider (2014).