Shahid feels proud being the only actor to fly F-16

Actor Shahid Kapur, who had the rare experience of flying multirole jet fighter aircraft F-16 to adapt traits of a fighter pilot for his forthcoming film "Mausam", takes pride in being the only film actor to have flown that ultimate flying machine.

"I was quite fortunate that I flew an F-16 fighter plane. I don't think any other actor has ever flown a F-16. Even when actor Tom Cruise had done 'Top Gun' he had flown an F15. I was very fortunate to get that opportunity. It was a very exciting experience for me," Shaid told reporters at the first look of the film at the PVR.

The actor had flown the American fighter aircraft at the AeroIndia defence exhibition in Bangalore earlier this year.

He stated that he is not much fond of flying a plane, but flying the American fighter aircraft was the most exhilarating experience that one can have.

He had taken rigorous training prior to flying the plane. He visited air force bases and met air force pilots; he had put on the G-suit, sat on the plane, and carefully observed how the pilots walked with their helmets.

In his upcoming film Mausam whi

ch is his father Pankaj Kapoor’s directorial debut he plays the role of an Air Force pilot.

The film has Shahid Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor in the lead pair. The film will hit theatres on 16th September.