Shahid, who lived with his mother and maternal grandparents from the age of three after his parents divorced, has reportedly managed to get some much needed quality time with his father, while shooting for Pankaj’s debut film, Mausam.
While the father and son havebeen enjoying spending time to bond, the harsh reality of the time gone by hasdampened their spirits. Reportedly, it was only during the filming of Mausamthat Shahid realised that he didn’t know to speak his father’smother tongue, Punjabi.
A source informed that Shahid was so upsetabout not having any attachment to his father’s roots that he hired atutor to teach him the language.
“Shahid has the tutortravelling with him in London. He is really taking an interest to perfect theaccent of the language. In fact, he has been trying to use the few words he haslearnt to communicate with the others on the sets. Pankaj is very touched byShahid’s determination to learn Punjabi,” explained thesource.