Mumbai, May 20

In his almost a decade-old Bollywood career, Shahid Kapoor has gone through a lot of personal and professional ups and downs. But despite as many as six back-to-back box office disappointments behind him, he is undeterred because he feels success can do more harm than failure.

"Success can be more dangerous than failure. When you are successful, you feel that you are doing everything right. So, failure can teach you a lot. I just believe in 'Go out and do your best,'" Shahid told IANS.

After Vishal Bharadwaj's hit film "Kaminey" in which he featured in a double role opposite Priyanka Chopra, Shahid was seen in "Dil Bole Hadippa!", "Chance Pe Dance", "Paathshaala", "Badmaash Company", "Milenge Milenge" and "Mausam". Alas, none of them generated good business.

Now he will once again be seen with Priyanka, his rumoured former girlfriend, in Kunal Kohli's "Teri Meri Kahaani". He is hopeful their chemistry will work for the film, which he says is diametrically different from "Kaminey".

"I think the audience really liked me and her (Priyanka) in 'Kaminey'. It's always fun working with her. This film is very much different from 'Kaminey' and nothing will look similar," he said.

In April, the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Mukta Arts Ltd, owned by Ghai, challenging a Bombay High Court ruling cancelling the allotment of 20 acres of prime land in Goregaon east for the state-of-the-art world-class film academy.

Ghai, according to lawyers, will have to immediately return 14.5 acres of land, but can continue to hold 5.5 acres on which the institute stands till the last batch passes out in 2014.

He recently sent the authorities another petition asking them to reconsider his case.

"We have been asked to pay Rs.79 crore, which is impossible for us. I have immense faith in the judiciary of our country. I hope some kind of consideration will be taken from the victim's point of view.

"I've not done any crime, not misused anything, not used one inch of the place for anything else. God's blessings are with me," he said.

Ghai feels lucky that the film fraternity is supporting him in his hard days.

"The industry is with me, the entire association is with me. We all strongly feel Whistling Woods International is the best thing that has happened for the 100 years of Indian cinema. We have the world's support, but we want that the government and court should be kind to us," Ghai said.