Shahid Kapoor declares he "will bully the bully"

Shahid Kapoor recently spoke out against bias towards outsiders in Bollywood.

Despite being the son of well-known actors, he considers himself an 'outsider' and during a chat on "No Filter Neha" with host Neha Dhupia, Shahid talked about the challenges he faced in the film industry without relying on his parents' help.

He said: “I didn't have the qualities to be a campy person (part of a Bollywood camp).

"I was from Delhi and came to Bombay (Mumbai) and I was not accepted in my class. I was the outsider because my accent was different and I was really badly treated for a long period of time.

"Then we were living in rented houses and had to shift every 11 months. So I would be in a new building, trying to make friends with people, who did not know me."

He also opened up about experiencing bullying later in Bollywood.

The star said: "“I came into this industry and realised ye toh school ke tarah hi hai (This is just like school).

"Outsiders are not accepted easily here. They have a big issue with how did you manage to come in here. So, for many years I dealt with that.

I don't like this campy thing. I think people who want to creatively collaborate with each other should, people who are comfortable with each other should. But that doesn't mean you diss other people and try to put other people down or close the doors to other people. "

Shaid then continued and declared her declared he won't tolerate it anymore.

He said: "I think that as a teenage or young adult I didn't have the confidence to fight back but now, if you try to bully me, I will bully you right back. I will bully the bully because they deserve it."