Shahid Kapoor caused a storm by reportedly calling Vidya Balan "fat and atrocious" after watching promos of The Dirty Picture. This is the second time Shahid has bad-mouthed his alleged ex-flame - he had earlier made rude comments about Balan a few months after they broke up.
Apparently, harsh words like these spelled the death knell of the Vidya-Shahid relationship. Vidya fell in love with Shahid during the making of Kismet Konnection, but sources say Shahid would constantly compare her to his ex-flames and taunt her about her weight, which left a terrible impact on her self-esteem. A source says the recent outburst is a result of bitterness and jealousy. "It's a case of sour grapes. He's having a tough time with his movies flopping and no success in love, whereas Vidya's career is soaring and her love life's going strong with Siddharth Kapoor."
Shahid's alleged possessive and dominating behaviour has always disturbed the women in his life. Amrita Rao, Kareena Kapoor and, more recently, Priyanka Chopra have all commented to their friends about his intense and odd behaviour.
The star also fell foul of trade analyst, Taran Adarsh, after the latter posted a comment about Mausam - Shahid's recent release - failing to live up to expectations at the box office. Shahid shocked everyone by saying: "So all those trying so hard to s**** Mausam can go s**** themselves. Waise bhi aaj kal kuchh logon ke adarsh buri tarah gir chuke hain (Some people's principles have fallen dramatically these days)." A direct dig at Taran!
Adarsh was quick to respond: "Abusing me won't help. Instead, get a reality check and introspect shortcomings of the film."It does seem that post Kaminey, Shahid's luck has run out. A source said that maybe it's time he channellised that energy towards improving his films rather than bad-mouthing others?