Actor Shahid Kapoor said, "I was made to feel lesser...It happened before the 'Kabir Singh' film." He added, "I was put in a situation where I felt lesser as a star, as an artist, as an individual." Before 'Kabir Singh', Shahid had starred in 'Padmaavat' with Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh and 'Rangoon' with Kangana Ranaut and Saif Ali Khan.