Vidya Balan Refers To Shahid Kapoor As Her ‘Past’ In Viral Video; Fans Say ‘She Is Absolutely…’

Vidya Balan’s sharp wit was on full display at the IIFA awards in Singapore back in 2012. In a video that is going viral again, she can be seen accepting her award for The Dirty Picture. She gestured towards the hosts Shahid Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar and said, “Shahid and Farhan, you better be good to everyone. My past and my future.” As both the actors looked stumped, she quickly added, “My past and future co-stars!”

Fans, of course, were quick to jog their memory. Shahid, her past co-star with whom she starred in Kismat Konnection in 2008, was also rumorued to be her former beau. As for Farhan, Vidya was to share screen space with him in Shaadi Ke Side Effects, the sequel to Pyaar Ke Side Effects. During the filming of Kismat Konnection, there were rumours that the Shahid and Vidya were more than just friends. Despite not addressing the rumours publicly, Vidya had made a fleeting mention of it during Koffee With Karan Season 3 when she appeared with Rani Mukerji to promote No One Killed Jessica. When asked about the rumours surrounding her and Shahid Kapoor’s relationship, the sassy actress refused to hold back and said, “No, no. I am not saying that there was no smoke and there wasn’t fire. I am saying I am not telling you who was stoking that fire.” She added, “You know, it’s been two years since the link-up. I am fed up of the name Shahid Kapoor. I want to be linked with other men.” Praising Vidya’s wit, one user wrote, “And they say woman can’t be funny”, while another wrote, “Vidya is everything! We are so gifted to see her work!”