Shahid Kapoor Is All Praise For Farzi Co-Star Amol Palekar

Shahid Kapoor is full of praise for his Farzi co-star Amol Palekar. Amol Palekar plays grandfather to Sunny, Shahid Kapoor's character, in the Amazon Prime Video series Farzi. The younger actor referred to Amol as the "OG middle-class good guy," and said it was an honor to have him on the show. Farzi also stars Vijay Sethupathi, Raashii Khanna, Kay Kay Menon, Regina Cassandra, and Bhuvan Arora. The series will release on February 10.

This is the experienced actor's debut appearance in a web series. He did appear in the Zee5 feature film 200 - Halla Ho in 2021. Gormint, another online series in which he appeared, has yet to be launched. With the show, Shahid Kapoor makes his web debut. Sunny, played by the actor, is an artist. He seeks to save his grandfather's faltering newspaper and printing press in Mumbai from bankruptcy. He enlists the assistance of his friend Firoz (Bhuvan) in forging banknotes. Sunny can replicate any work, and Firoz, a printing genius, becomes successful in business. They are also pursued by police officer Michael (Vijay) and a mafia don Mansoor (Kay Kay). Shahid discussed his collaboration with the legendary actor. He stated, [Amol] was just perfect for the part. He had the gravitas and the experience and the goodness and the integrity, the language, the face. The body of work that he has done adds to the show. It was a privilege to have him on the show and to get to share screen space with the OG middle-class good guy." Farzi co-creators Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK have stated they were fortunate to have him on Farzi. It is because he has become very selective about his acting assignments after transitioning to directing. They also revealed that the veteran remained an observer after his scenes. Raj further stated in the same piece, "Farzi was a great template for us to talk about modern society. Especially the middle class, the most neglected and the most angst-filled class... The under-appreciated and undervalued and the biggest sections of society. And to talk to the haves and have-nots. The whole juxtaposition of how especially Mumbai is, our country is – that’s the deeper idea in it."