Flying F-16 easier than disobeying dad: Shahid - Times of India

BANGALORE: Eating a banana as well as shouting loudly disposition upon a verandah railings, Shahid Kapoor looked during palliate in a dim immature jumpsuit even mins prior to he was to come in a F-16. After all, he has been you do it for a past a single year for his ultimate film Mausam, with Sonam Kapoor.

The Bollywood favourite was during a aero uncover upon Saturday as well as took a float upon a Lockheed Martin F-16 super viper. After a moody which lasted roughly an hour, finish with formidable manoeuvres, he came out all smiles as well as athumbs-up sign, to be greeted by his fans as well as dad, Pankaj Kapoor.

Shahid arrived in a black as well as immature outfit during around 2.15pm to a Lockheed Martin stall. Having altered in to a jumpsuit with a steel sheet in hand, he addressed a media as aircraft flew in a background.

“Dad is directing a film (Mausam) in which you am personification a purpose of an air force officer. you am perplexing to benefit as most knowledge as you can for it. The writer as well as father were penetrating which you get first-hand experience,” he said.

“It was unbelievable. The knowledge could not be defined, it needs to be felt. We were upon a mission. We went upto 10,000 feet as well as afterwards a commander let me reason a stick. We did dog fights as well as took a 360 grade turn. We went upto 6G, where you feel 6 times a physique weight,” he said.

“This is a privilege, a prestigious event which civilians will not get. you consider you am a initial Indian actress to fly an F-16,” he said.

When asked either he was frightened prior to removing in to a aircraft, he said, “I consider there’s a small bit of stress somewhere. But, you am really excited. The fright is dark since of a excitement. Disobeying father is even some-more difficult,” he joked. He was seen hugging his father as well as friends prior to starting for a flight.

Shahid was undergoing training, meant both for a film as well as this flight, for roughly a single year. “It was especially meant for progressing my physique. Now, you only had a little time in a simulator in sequence to get a feel of a ambience inside a cockpit. Flying is a bad habit. It’s really addictive!” he said.

Shahid removed how he longed for to turn a commander when he was a child. “When you grew up, you knew it was not for me as well as attempted alternative areas. you have pinnacle apply oneself for a Air Force pilots. They have been a genuine heroes of a country,” he added. “People should get to know about their lives as well as be desirous by a beginning (movie). The film is a adore story. The Air Force becomes a large as well as dauntless partial of it. you am not competing with any of a cinema done progressing upon a same themes,” pronounced Pankaj Kapoor.