Shahid Kapoor has been intensifying excitement for his upcoming action-entertainer, Deva and how. While everyone is busy with their New Year celebration, the actor delighted fans with the first look poster of his upcoming biggie that also draws major inspiration from megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
On January 1, Shahid Kapoor took to his Instagram handle and posted the motion poster of his upcoming film, Deva. In the pictures, the actor exuded his fierce look inspired by legendary megastar Amitabh Bachchan from the film Deewar. We can see Big B’s iconic still from the cult classic in the background in a blue shirt and a cigarette in his mouth and hands resting on his head.
Shahid, on the other hand, looks formidable as he is shown smoking a cigarette and dressed in a white shirt flaunting his bulked-up physique, bald look and a locket in his neck. The film title, Deva was written in the background with red color and release date alongside. Kapoor’s overall looks even more promising with stylish red eyeglasses. “Lock n’ Load,” the post was captioned. He also added Marji Cha Maalik song in the background from the song.
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Soon after the comment section was filled with comments expressing their admiration towards the poster. Shahid’s brother, Ishaan Khatter wrote, “Lessgoooooooooooo” followed by a bomb emoji, Ali Abbas Zaffar stated, “Looking Hard sir” while his Jersey co-star, Mrunal Thakur exclaimed, “Are Deva, ek number!”
In addition to this, several fans flooded the comments section heaping praise on the poster. A fan stated, “I cannot wait to see you in the theatre,” another fan expressed, “Just when I thought he couldn’t get any hotter, Deva happens!” Furthermore, a third fan hyped up, stating, “This poster has me SHOOK! If this is the first look, I can’t even imagine the movie!!” and another fan gushed, “Shahid is serving looks and we are all living for it!!”
Directed by Rosshan Andrrews, the upcoming hard-core action entertainer features Pooja Hegde sharing the spotlight with Kubbra Sait and Pavail Gulati in an important role. Presented by Zee Studios and Roy Kapur Films, it is produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and Umesh Kr Bansal. It will be released in theaters on January 31, 2025.
