Actor Shakti Kapoor entertains audience in Srinagar

Srinagar, Oct 15: The famous Actor, Shakti Kapoor, on Tuesday entertained the audiences at Doon School Srinagar (DSS) during a function organised by the school to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

Addressing the parents and the students during the function, Shakti Kapoor showered all praises on the management of the school for establishing an educational institution of an "international repute" in Kashmir.

"When I saw the kids performing here, I really felt that my grandchildren should get admission in this school," Shakti Kapoor said.

"So I request you to give preferences to my grandchildren when I will send them here for admissions," Kapoor, with a smile on his face, asked the Chairman of the school. The statement was responded with a louder applaud from the gathering of the parents.

Shakti Kapoor arrived at school during late afternoons from Mumbai to attend the school function organised to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the school. He said that it was beyond his imagination to see such an "international level" school in Srinagar.

"I could not imagine the way students were speaking and performing on stage. I am really impressed with the students and the overall setup of the school," he said. During his address, he shared some moments to take the audience back to his famous dialogues while doing an act on the stage.

He, however, praised the Doon School Srinagar for having established the MS Dhoni cricket academy at the school. "I appreciate everyone associated with this school for their contribution towards building this institution," he said.

Speaking about the grooming of the kids, he asked the parents not to put their kids in a rat race and judge their ability on basis of the percentage of marks they  get in exams.

"Getting 90 percent or above marks in not a winning sign. You should read the behaviour of your kids and give them liberty to pursue their career as per their choice," he said.

Earlier talking to media persons, Shakti Kapoor said that youth of Kashmir are talented, handsome and fit. "Bollywood will soon have maximum actors from Kashmir," he said. He however said that education was must for everyone to have a strong base irrespective of which field one joins. "Be it sports, acting or any other field, education is a must for everything," he said.