Shahid Kapoor was in Bangalore shooting for his forthcoming film, Mausam. Little did he know that it will give him the title of the first actor in the world to fly an F-16 fighter aircraft.

The F-16 is a sophisticated fighter plane which is used in modern warfare. A source associated with Air Force said "F 16 pilots train in a very precise manner. They never just fly the plane to practice, but always fly the plane on a mission." Well, Shahid was no exception to this and he too was given a target which he had to attack and a mission he had to achieve about the actor was extremely excited.

Thrilled about being a part of the adrenaline pumping experience, the actor said, “To fly an F-16 was an awesome experience. It was thrilling, and to be part of a mission was something I never imagined I would get to do. Bear (Pilot Paul Wendell) was an extremely cool teacher, he let me maneuver the plane, and let me learn on my own.”

Kapoor plays a pilot in his father, Pankaj Kapoor’s Mausam for which he had to go through rigorous training to fly the F-16. He went through a simulator test, and various stress tests and blood tests. The film will release on 22^nd July 2011.