India, Jan. 31 -- Shahid Kapoor was raised by his mother, actor Neelima Azim, after her separation and divorce from his father, actor Pankaj Kapur. In a new interview, Shahid opened up on how difficult it was for Neelima as a single mom and how he felt responsible and protective towards her as a result. (Also read: Shahid Kapoor says he was earlier sceptical of arranged marriage, but now endorses it)

In an interview with Screen, Shahid shared, "My mom was quite young when she had me. We were more like friends. My mom always took me wherever she went. And the fact that I was her first and elder son, somewhere I used to feel very responsible. In my case, I didn't grow up around my father. So at such situations, you don't see your age but f...