Shahid to take air force training for his dad's film

Shahid Kapoor holidays in Goa before going for 10-day air force training in Begumpet

Method acting comes to the fore yet again with Pankaj Kapoor's much talked-about Mausam. Pankaj, always known to work hard preparing for his characters, expects nothing less from his son Shahid Kapoor.



He has just spent three rejuvenating days in Goa with his best friend Sriram. "My best buddy Sriram and I just took off to chill. Needed to relax before I startu00a0 my Dad's film." For his role as the air force pilot in Mausam Shahid is expected to leave later this month eitheru00a0u00a0 for Begumpet on the outskirts of Hyderabad or at the air base in Gwalior to be trained to fly planes.

Begumpet boasts of a private airport closed to public airlines and used for chartered and private aircraft. It's reliably learnt that contrary to earlier reports Shahid'su00a0u00a0 preparation would now actually entail the learning of how to fly a fighter plane.

Says a source, "Earlier Shahid had hoped only to look convincing an air force pilot. But now he will be learning the behavior and body language of his character from actual fighter planes. He would also be learning the rudiments of how to fly planes so that he would look convincing when he getsu00a0u00a0 inside the plane for the camera."u00a0u00a0

Though the actual dates are still awaited from the relevant authorities it is reliably learnt that Shahid's training would stretch over ten days in April.

Shahid confirms that he would be going for the air force training. "But I don't know when as yet. We still have to work out the details." he adds.