Kapoor next reunited with director Vishal Bhardwaj to film Haider (2014), an adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet set during theKashmir conflict of 1995, in which he played the titular role opposite Tabu and Shraddha Kapoor. Kapoor described the film as the "toughest" of his career, and waived his fees to star in it.[61][62] For the role, he shaved his head and learned to speak in a Kashmiri dialect.[63][64] Haidergarnered critical acclaim, though was controversial among Indian nationalists for its portrayal of the conflict in Kashmir.[65][66] Sanjukta Sharma ofMint found the film to be an "immensely effective reimagination of Shakespeare" and particularly praised Kapoor for playing his part with "impressive zest and inventiveness".[67] Writing for Hindustan Times, critic Anupama Chopra wrote that Kapoor initially seemed uncomfortable in the complex central role, but added that he "slowly [...] comes to inhabit Haider, veering from rage to jealousy to madness in a heartbeat."[68]Kapoor won several awards for the role, including the Screen Award, Producers Guild Film Award and Filmfare Award for Best Actor.[69][70][71]
The year 2015 saw Kapoor feature as a talent judge on the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Reloaded.[72] His sole film release that year was opposite Alia Bhatt in Vikas Bahl's Shaandaar, a romantic comedy about two insomniacs who fall in love during a destination wedding.[73]Despite high expectations from trade analysts, the film earned negative reviews and emerged as a commercial failure.[74]
Kapoor next took on the role of a drug abusing rock star in Udta Punjab (2016), a crime drama from the director Abhishek Chaubey that documents the substance abuse endemic in the Indian state of Punjab. Kapoor, a teetotaler, found it challenging to play a character who he deemed to be "all about addiction".[75] He based the role on several pop stars, and was particularly interested in bringing out the character's hidden vulnerability despite his obnoxious actions.[75] Udta Punjab generated controversy when the Central Board of Film Certification demanded extensive censorship before its theatrical release, citing that the portrayal of Punjab in it was negative.[76] The demands sparked a broad debate about the freedom of expression in India.[76] After the producers of the film filed lawsuit against the board, the Bombay High Court cleared the film for exhibition with a single scene cut, in which Kapoor's character is shown urinating on people.[77] In a highly positive review, Sukanya Verma took note of the film's anti-drug message; in addition, she considered Kapoor to be "spectacularly unbridled" in his part and added that "the believability he brings to his complex transition while preserving his inherent flakiness deserves all the praise".[78]
As of June 2016, Kapoor he has completed filming the part of a soldier in Rangoon, a romantic drama set during World War II, co-starring Saif Ali Khan and Kangana Ranaut, which marks his third collaboration with Vishal Bhardwaj.[79] [76] The demands sparked a broad debate about the freedom of expression in India.[76] After the producers of the film filed lawsuit against the board, the Bombay High Court cleared the film for exhibition with a single scene cut, in which Kapoor's character is shown urinating on people.[77] In a highly positive review, Sukanya Verma took note of the film's anti-drug message; in addition, she considered Kapoor to be "spectacularly unbridled" in his part and added that "the believability he brings to his complex transition while preserving his inherent flakiness deserves all the praise".[78]
As of June 2016, Kapoor he has completed filming the part of a soldier in Rangoon, a romantic drama set during World War II, co-starring Saif Ali Khan and Kangana Ranaut, which marks his third collaboration with Vishal Bhardwaj.[79]
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