Shahid Kapoor, who made his debut as a lead in the 2003 film Ishq Vishk, considers himself an outsider despite being the son of actors Pankaj Kapur and Neliima Azeem. He reflected on his early struggles and his close bond with his mother and Shahid shared that seeing his mother raise him single-handedly after her divorce from Pankaj Kapur inspired him to start working at a young age. Neliima was just 22 when she gave birth to Shahid.