LOL @ the "outsider" jaap.
His grandma was a character actor (Before partition she was a famous Punjabi heroine). His dad was rich. His family used to attend the filmi people's parties. During Lootera's promotions Ranveer shared an anecdote... He said, in a party, his daadi pushed him to dance (On probably Jhooma Chumma).. Sonakshi said that she was there in the party & saw his dance.
He met Arjun when they were teens.
Shanoo Sharma.. who is also an industry kid (Singer Mukesh's granddaughter) and now the casting director of YRF (Before it was her brother Sameer who used to cast for YRF) spotted him in a party.. she asked him if he's interested in acting. Later.. while listening the narration of Bitto she felt Ranveer is her Bitto.. she called him for an audition... & he bagged the role. If he was an outsider he would not have gotten that exclusive audition and favor from the casting director.
Talking about casting Ranveer Singh in Band Baja Baraat in an interview with Stardust, she swore that he was, after all, Bitto Sharma. "The minute I heard the character sketch of Bitto in Band Baja Baraat, I knew that he was tailor made for it. So, he went and auditioned, and bagged the role in his very first audition." Even though she knew him since he was 17, for he was frequent at the party circuit, it was imperative that she cast him in the right role. So, what if he had to wait for long? "The media was surprised by my choice, but I knew from the beginning that he will be a force to reckon with," justified Shanoo Sharma in an interview with The Hindu.
http://www.magnamags.com/mandate/cover-story-how-stars-are-born/4363?item=7266
Edited by chimchimcher-ee - 11 years ago
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