India, Feb. 12 -- Shahid Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj movies: It's been said oftentimes (perhaps to the level of being a cliche) but it's worth repeating nonetheless: Shahid Kapoor seems like more of an engrossing actor in Vishal Bhardwaj's moral universe. Not just more engrossing but more precise as well. When conversations turn to Shahid Kapoor best performances, these collaborations inevitably rise to the top.

The thing that makes Shahid Kapoor in Vishal Bhardwaj movies particularly interesting is the fact that his character is never vain. He is always brought down a notch or two. This is pretty rare among most big Indian film stars. Here, the beginning of any analysis of a Shahid Kapoor filmography starts to get bifurcated into two tra...