a long forgotten story about Rani Padmini. It
is believed Maharani Padmini performed
Jauhar in 1303, the year Alauddin Khilji
attacked Chittor. For those who don't know
what 'jauhar' is, it was the act of self-
immolation performed by women of mostly
Rajput dynasty to save themselves from
being taken as a mistress by the victor.
In Padmavati, Deepika will be seen as Rani
Padmini. While Ranveer Singh will be
stepping to the shoes of Alauddin Khilji,
Shahid Kapoor will be seen as Maharawal
Ratan Singh. Now, according to a report in a
leading agency, Deepika had been working
hard for the role and in the process became
a little disturbed.
A source told the agency, "It is not easy to
play a character who has to commit suicide,
or johar, as it is called. And when one is
working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, he
wants one to feel committed and feel the
character all the time. Sanjay takes his time
to shoot every sequence. The build up to the
johar scene and the scene itself was rather
elaborate. Deepika has already spoken about
clinical depression earlier in her career.
Hence, she does not want to do anything
that will take her back to that space."
Just a while back, there were reports that
even Ranveer Singh had to visit a shrink to
get back to normal'. As per a source,
"Ranveer has his friends and family worried.
To play Alauddin Khilji, he has been
researching and exploring extreme
negativity. To become Khilji, he took the
same route as he did to play Peshwa Bajirao.
He locked himself up in his apartment,
prepped and stayed in the headspace for
weeks. Getting out of this dark, intimidating
mindset wasn't easy for him. The film has
also been shot for almost a year now, so
sustaining the Khilji persona was very
challenging. It affected his reactions and
behavior towards people. Which is why, his
friends advised him to get help in emerging
beyond Khilji. He is going to a psychiatrist to
get rid of the Khilji influences.
Is Padmavati the most challenging role for
both Deepika and Ranveer?
https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/padmavati-deepika-padukone-disturbed-jauhar-scene-it-brought-back-memories-depression-388430.
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